Flotsam and Jetsam - Nuttin' Special

Nothing really stands out from yesterday's news. Ben Whedon at JTN acknowledges Senate GOP likely to ax major provisions in 'big beautiful bill' "“Undoubtedly, there’s going to be changes," Tillis told Politico." Reuters whines House budget bill effectively halts US clean energy boom, but will it be in time to avert widespread blackouts? From Hat Hair, a Hugh Hewitt Interview Brent Gardner: Time to Pass Pro-Growth Tax Reform and Keep GOP Promises. The Peacock worries Trump says Apple must pay a 25% tariff on iPhones not made in the U.S. Capt. Ed at Hat Hair says Trump Warns Apple: Produce in America ... Or Pay Up. I can tolerate a tax on iPhones. At WaEx, Trump expands tariff threat to Samsung after singling out Apple phones. MSN, Trump says talks with E.U. are 'going nowhere,' will implement 50% tariff in June. Buck Throckmorton at Ace says Eight years after Trump’s 2016 Victory, any Company Blindsided by Tariffs on Chinese Imports is Willfully Negligent. From Fox, Trump signs executive orders bolstering nuclear industry, domestic uranium mining. "President Donald Trump targets 'woke DEI initiatives' in science; seeks to mine uranium stateside." Vicky Taft at PJM, West Coast, Messed Coast™— Woke-Slayer Trump Scores Victory In War on Gas Cars! Gavin Newsom Hardest Hit. "Congressman Kevin Kiley’s resolution to save gas cars from extinction in 2035 in California has passed Congress and heads to President Trump's desk, where he will sign the measure." From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 05.23.25, American Thinker: Vaccine Side-Effects – Democrats Lied, Thousands Died and From Blackouts to Breakouts – Trump’s Energy Revolution Begins.

Sarah Anderson at PJM, The Boy Can't Help It: Rubio Returns To Capitol Hill and Kicks Some Butt.  Jen O'Connell at RedState notes Karoline Leavitt Bodies Yamiche Alcindor for Her 'Ridiculous Line of Questioning' on South Africa. A Hot Hair video points out What Karoline Leavitt Said to This NBC Reporter Made the White House Shake.  From the Wombat's  In The Mailbox: 05.23.25  EBL, Karoline Leavitt blasts Yamiche Alcindor over denial of the murders of South African white farmers. At JTN Steve Richards , Biden-era reports, genocide group confirm Trump’s human rights fears for South African farmers, "Trump's video evidence of hate directed at Afrikaners met with quibbles about what genocide means" and Charlotte Hazard,  South African entrepreneur gives stunning statistic about his country’s farmer murder crisis. Dan Greenfield at Front Page, South Africa President Starved Men to Death, Forced Them to Eat Each Other. "We should bring back the Apartheid era sanctions on South Africa." Brianna Lyman at Da Fed thinks The Left Indulges Anti-White Racism In South Africa Because They Want The Same Thing Here

Ace finds Jake Tapper says We've Been Too Polite In Dealing With Trump. Trump Isn't Being "Transparent With His Health Records" and It's Time We Pressed Him On That. "You've got to be kidding me. Four years of insisting that Biden's inability to speak and attempts to Conjure Spirits were just the residue of a "childhood stutter," but by golly, we're gonna correct that error by getting even nastier with Trump!" At Twitchy, Newspaper Op-Ed of the Day: 'Could You Ever Imagine Trump Risking His Life for His Country?' At Insty, YOU WON’T BE WRONG IF YOU UNDERSTAND THE ENTIRE POST WWII POLITICAL ORDERING AS A BIPARTISAN EFFORT TO MAKE SURE THE VOTERS DON’T GET WHAT THEY WANT.

WaPoo whines White House dismisses scores of National Security Council staff. "The dismissals, part of a plan to downsize the coordinating body, follow President Donald Trump’s recent ouster of his national security adviser." Ben Bartee at PJM, Trump USDA Secretary Commits to Terminate CCP Gain-of-Function Partnership. Rob Wasinger at Am Great, Trump and the Welcome Demise of the Neocon Catholic Pontificate, "The neoconservative Catholic elite’s decades-long grip on GOP orthodoxy has collapsed, sidelined by Trump’s populism and a judiciary no longer shaped by Leonard Leo." At Althouse, The Presidents go head-to-head in my "For you" feed on X. Military.com, Secretary Noem Orders Coast Guard to Cut 25% of Flag Officer Positions.

Matt Margolis at PJM hears an Ex-Obama Aide Makes Bombshell Admission About Biden's Health Cover-Up. "During a discussion about Biden’s age and mental fitness, Lovett confessed that he and others in the Democratic orbit saw clear signs of Biden’s decline long before the 2024 campaign imploded but chose to downplay them out of fear that honesty would hurt their chances of keeping power." At Da Fed Beth Brelje is scandalized that Jen Psaki Provided Political Cover For Biden’s Ghost Presidency. To be fair, that was kind of her job. John Kass, Pick Your Scandal: Democrats Installing Their Deep State Meat Puppet? Or Is it America Finally Accepting Subjugation? “Isn’t one of the hallmarks of a fascist/totalitarian regime a government that blatantly lies to its people and a press corps that dutifully repeats those lies and propaganda? Asking for a friend.” Twitchy finds Victor Davis Hanson Brutally Takes Down Jake Tapper Over His ‘Journalistic’ Cowardice: Failed the Test "Joe Biden has got cancer. He's written off. He's in decline. The family is disgraced. It's easy now to write about that." "It was hard and would've required intellectual courage, moral fortitude to say this when he was the most powerful man in the world." "And so, Jake Tapper, you failed that test." Dave Strom at Hat Hair, Jake Tapper: Hey, Did You Know That Trump's Health Is Bad Too? Driscoll at Insty, GREAT MOMENTS IN ENTITLEMENT: Kamala Harris called Anderson Cooper a ‘motherf—er’ after tense interview on Biden’s debate meltdown: bombshell book.

Matt Margolis, The Walls Are Closing in on Biden’s Inner Circle. WJ, US Pardon Attorney Ed Martin Drops Pardon Bomb That Could Change Everything. Matt Vespa at TownHall, Ed Martin: 'Senior Democrat' Whistleblower Has Come Forward Regarding Biden Autopen Fiasco.

Dave Strom, Did You Oppose COVID Mandates? Biden Administration Designated You 'Domestic Violent Extremists'. Mary Chastain at LI, Biden Admin Labeled COVID Mandate Opponents ‘Domestic Violent Extremists’ "Another instance of Biden’s people labeling people who think differently as domestic terrorists."

Matt Margolis on Joe Biden's $93 Billion Scandal That No One's Talking About Yet. Energy Dept. sent $93 Billion to friendly companies and NGOs between the election and the inauguration. Gold bars, Titanic. At Twitchy, Sen. John Kennedy FLOORED By Energy Secretary's Testimony About Biden Admin's Last-Minute Loan Approvals. Breitbart reports DOGE Cancels Biden Admin Grants on Researching LGBTQ+ Cartoonists, Gay Travel Guides.

From Da Caller, ‘It’s Going To Be Chaos’: Democrats Are Reportedly Anticipating An Over-Crowded Primary Season. Bring it on! Althouse finds "Their joke was about my 15-year-old son, 'Oh, how does he feel about minorities?' Like the idea that he wants to be a policeman, therefore he’s, he’s racist, my son." ""And like, you know, that was the big laugh. And then I got dragged in the comments and all that stuff and, and I thought to myself, 'This is why you fuckers are losing elections'.... He’s 15. . . Said Jake Tapper, quoted in "Jake Tapper Says Liberal Podcaster Made Racism Jab After He Revealed Son Wants To Be a Cop: 'This Is Why You F**kers Are Losing Elections.'" (Mediaite)."

John Sexton at Hat Hair, Elias Rodriguez Confessed, Said He 'Did It for Palestine'. Capt. Ed reads that the NYT Frets: How Will Bloody Hands And Dead Bodies Impact the 'Pro-Palestinian' Extremists? Ace, CNN Knows the Real Important Story About the Ongoing Jihad Against Jews in the US: Whatever We Do, We Must Declare That Leftists Calling for "Intifida" Are Absolved from Blame, "This is CNN . . . "So, how long before the Elias Rodriguez GoFundMe brings in a million dollars? And how long before Jake Tapper announces that this is all being caused by Trump?" NYPo reports a Baby-faced anti-Israel teen urges his 1M followers to support suspected DC terrorist in rant so vile TikTok pulled it —then doubles down on hate. Hat Hair's Beege Welborn finds the Radical Group DC Terrorist Killer Belonged to Going Through Sudden Identity Crisis. "Yeah. 'Nope, don't know him, never saw the guy,' isn't gonna cut it. And neither was deleting the page in a panic, because the interwebs is forever." Ilya Shapiro @ishapiro "We will never know the motive of someone who shouts Free Palestine while shooting up a Jewish museum." Dave Strom, What Did You Think 'Final Solution' Meant? Eyal Yakoby @EYakoby "BREAKING: The suspected terrorist who murdered two Israeli embassy staffers in D.C. is tied to radical socialist groups funded by Neville Singham — a far-left millionaire with CCP ties. Singham bankrolls much of the anti-Israel movement. He must be investigated." Eyal Yakoby @EYakoby "BREAKING: The father of the terrorist who murdered two Israeli embassy staffers was honored by Rep. Chuy García (D-IL) with an invite to Trump’s joint address to Congress in March. It’s all interconnected." Insty says HMM: “Eric Rodriguez was our guest during the President’s Joint Speech to Congress, but we don’t know his family,” a spokesperson for Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García (D-Ill.) told The Post Thursday night. UPDATE (From Ed): ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, MSNBC Conceal Jewish Museum Shooter’s Left-Wing Politics." Drew Berquist, Pro-Hamas Terror Supporters Applaud ‘Revenge’ DC Shooting of Israeli Embassy Employees. Da Mail reports Chilling clue in DC terror suspect's manifesto - as neighbor says girlfriend VANISHED just before double-murder.

Capt. Ed, Disappointment: Rare SCOTUS Tie Sinks Religious Charter School in Oklahoma. Barrett recused. It's not a case that I care much about, but the conservatives could force a confrontation by having a different districts and appeals court come to an alternative conclusion. Both side can play the judge shopping game. Also, Wow: SCOTUS Demolishes 'Independent' Agency Model -- For Now. Atop Da Hill whining that Chief Justice Roberts temporarily halts discovery in DOGE case. Ace says The Federalist Society-Picked Supreme Court Continues to Disappoint "They did hand Trump one temporary victory. Temporary, because they struck down a temporary injunction from a district court judge blocking him from firing Biden's staffers from his government. (Are you kidding?) This doesn't resolve the issue, and later, the Supreme Court may wind up forcing Trump to keep Biden's people in "his" government. But for now, the temporary injunction is overturned." John Eastman at Am Mind on Supreme Confusion "Attending oral argument last week in the case touching on birthright citizenship pending before the Supreme Court, I observed a combination of confusion, omissions, and outright lies from some of the justices. As the lawyer for one of the amici, I witnessed the Court address the propriety of the nationwide, universal injunctions that have been issued by several district court judges blocking the execution of President Trump’s day-one executive order on birthright citizenship."

ET, Judge Extends Block on Trump Admin’s Mass Layoffs of Federal Workers "‘A president may not initiate large-scale executive branch reorganization without partnering with Congress,’ the judge wrote." John Sexton, Judge Grants TRO Over Trump Administration's Ban on International Students at Harvard. Da Caller, Federal Judge Takes One Look At Harvard Lawsuit, Blocks Trump Order Almost Instantly. Da Hill, Judge finds Trump order targeting law firm Jenner & Block unlawful. From NYPo, Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan seen ‘sneaking illegal migrant out of court’ after distracting ICE agents, new video shows. 'Becca Downs at TownHall, 'Suck It': DHS Secretary Kristi Noem Celebrates Voluntary Dismissal on Case Involving Deported Immigrants.

Da Fetched hears the Assistant AG: DOJ Employees Held ‘Safe Space Crying Sessions’ After Trump Victory. "United States Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon told Tucker Carlson that employees at the civil rights division of the DOJ held crying sessions after Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election." At Politico, Senate Judiciary leaders spar over US attorney nominees. "Leadership of the Senate Judiciary Committee is sparring over ranking member Dick Durbin’s decision to block the swift confirmation of a U.S. attorney nominee — and his warning that he could do the same for others." From Da Blaze, Going rogue? FBI agent gathered information from private citizens questioning Rep. Cory Mills’ record. "A Florida-based FBI special agent interviewed three sources who contributed to recent Blaze News investigative stories on U.S. Rep. Cory L. Mills (Fla.), prying for details on what they know about Mills, collecting names of other people investigating Mills, and even asking one source to become a paid FBI informant." 

Kaelen Deese at WaEx, Trump seeks end to Flores decree long used to push liberal ‘open borders’ agenda "The Flores settlement makes it an administrative responsibility to release children from detention without unnecessary delay to a parent or adult relative or licensed juvenile programs willing to accept custody. If temporary detention is deemed necessary for the child’s well-being, the settlement mandates that the government must provide an age-appropriate setting with few restrictions, the ability to contact family, and appropriate standards of care and comfort, including food, water, and medical care." At RCP, John Lott reports Crime Rates of Illegal Migrants Underreported. Da Fetched finds a Colombian Woman Illegally Voted in 2024 Election, Collected $400K in U.S. Welfare: Feds.

From Fox, 'The View' insider sounds alarm as Disney boss urges hosts to cool off political chatter. "'Ignoring Bob Iger seems like a terrible decision,' an insider told Fox News Digital." At Hat Hair, Capt. Ed calls it Too Fun to Check: Even Bob Iger's Tired of The View and Beege Welborn hears NBC Puts Peacock Eye On the REAL Threat - With Trump, 'White Nationalists' Are 'Normies' Now. From Ace, Deranged Leftwing Propagandist Scott Pelley on Chopping Block at CBS; CBS "News" Embarrassed by Gayle King's Insistence That She's an Astronaut Now, and May Also Be Fired.

Dave Strom, Trump Ramps Up Pressure on Harvard. Dan McLaughlin @baseballcrank "Every one of those cards was dealt to the presidency by liberals." Quote Wesley Yang @wesyang, "NYT reporter explains how the Trump Administration holds all the cards in its showdown with Harvard University. "Harvard officials have privately determined they are in a major, major, major crisis with very few, if any, good off ramps."" Misty Severi at JTN reports HHS finds Columbia University violated students' civil rights. "The investigation concluded the school acted with "deliberate indifference" toward harassment of Jewish students." John Sexton, Berkeley Professor: We Have a 'Bozo Explosion' Problem.

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