Flotsam and Jetsam - Minnesota Murderer Run Down

After a day long-manhunt, Vance Boelter, the prime suspect in the murders of Minnesota House Speaker Emeritus Melissa Hortman and her husband, and the wounding of State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife was apprehended last evening. During the day, his (estranged?) wife was stopped on the highway in the company of family, carrying weapons and passports, questioned and released. My hunch is she, and her family were getting out of Dodge in fear of her life. Later, the suspects second car was discovered, along with a distinctive hat that he was seen wearing in surveillance footage, and finally he was apprehended, without shots being fired, in the woods near a house that he owned. Kyle Becker @kylenabecker "BREAKING: Minnesota Shooter's Wife Detained with Weapon, Ammunition, Cash, Passports The wife of Vance Luther Boelter, Jennifer Boelter, was detained by police for questioning after a traffic stop late Saturday morning near Onamia, Minnesota. Her husband, Vance Boelter, is the subject of an intense manhunt and is suspected of shooting two Minnesota state lawmakers—killing one—and injuring both of their spouses "Multiple law enforcement sources confirmed that Boelter’s wife was in a vehicle with three other relatives when law enforcement made a high-intensity stop. Witnesses reported seeing around a dozen squad cars swarm the scene, which remained active for up to three hours. . . ." The Center Square, Manhunt for Minnesota shooter continues, on FBI's most wanted list. Matt Margolis, There’s Been a Shocking Twist in the Manhunt for the Minnesota Shooting Suspect. Tom Hauser @thauserkstp "BREAKING: Vance Boelter is in custody. He was arrested minutes ago near Green Isle. Developing story,,,stay with @KSTP. for more details." Sauron's Eye reports Vance Boelter, suspect in Minnesota lawmaker shootings, taken into custody. Nick Ballasy at JTN, Suspected assassin in shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers captured after massive manhunt. Hat Hair's Dave Strom, Minnesota Assassin Vance Boelter Apprehended. Sarah Arnold at TownHall, BREAKING: Suspect Who Shot Two Minnesota Lawmakers Has Been Arrested. 

There is, of course, rampant speculation as to Boelters motives, with lefties pointing to his shooting two Democrat politician, (a pretty good point) and the alleged presence of pro-abortionists on his hit list, and righties pointing to his obvious association with Tim Walz  who appointed him to a state board, and the "No Kings" fliers in his car, but the real answer almost certainly boils down to, he went nuts, and family drama was almost certainly a key component. At Althouse, “He sought out militant Islamists in order to share the gospel and tell them that violence wasn’t the answer.” "From “Who Is Vance Boelter? The Minnesota Lawmaker Shooting Suspect/The 57-year-old worked in security and as a pastor. A list found in his car included prominent abortion-rights supporters in Minnesota, according to an official” (WSJ)." Data Republican did a deep dive on his history, DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican, "You aren't going to like this post, but it needs to be said about Vance Bolter. At first, I assumed Vance Boelter was just another grifter in the NGO/activist space. He built a fake resume, floated around volunteer gigs, and set up shell organizations for clout. His "Red Lion Group" has no real paper trail. His side business in "security services" looks like a cash grab. But the more I dug, the more different it looks. Boelter was a 7/11 manager, but constantly promoted himself as a corporate executive. He claims the title "Dr." based on a Ed.D. in Leadership. He chased every opportunity to get in front of an audience: volunteering for Governor Walz's "Workforce Development" initiatives, speaking at conferences, anything to be seen as a leader. And in videos of him in African churches, you see him light up. He's performing. He's preaching vague, positive platitudes to foreign audiences. He wanted to be somebody. He wanted to be followed. There's good reason to believe that  @JamesHartline is right... he was remodeling that building below into a church. Not to serve Jesus, but as a stage for an audience that would never come. I think he is a man addicted to attention and status, who tried to get it through a lot of means. And when that attention dried up (possibly whoever cut him off his funding in Congo), he snapped. I believe Vance Boelter committed violence as a last, desperate attempt to be glorified: under the delusion that killing abortion rights activists would make him a martyr or hero." At ABC, Trump says he 'may' call Walz after Minnesota shootings, calls him 'grossly incompetent'.

At Da Wire, WE’RE BACK: Trump Issues Unapologetic, Pro-Masculinity Father’s Day Proclamation. "America's fathers are the custodians of our strength, the leaders of our families, and the protectors of our security and safety." Hegseth to Newsmax: Big Difference With Trump, Not Biden, Overseeing Army's 250th.

Troll Level: Presidential

At WJ, Crickets from J6 Fanatics as Anti-Trump Protesters Breach Barricades, Rush US Capitol. Nick Ballasy at JTN reports One person killed in shooting at 'No Kings' protest in Salt Lake City: "Detectives allege he raised an AR-15-style rifle and ran toward the crowd, prompting a person to fire three rounds, one of which tragically struck Mr. Ah Loo." At Althouse, "It looked more like a repurposed Pride rally than an anti-Trump rally, really, and that’s because it was." "Makes me kind of wish I'd walked downtown to get some pictures of the Madison march. I was wary of violence. You never know." The Manhattan Contrarian thinks The Left Not So Happy With The Monster They Created. Dan Greenfield at Front Page sees No Kings, Only Drag Queens. "Leftists claim to want freedom, but cheer for tyranny." Wilfred Reilly @wil_da_beast630 "Not...really. From a basic scan of the pics, it's an insanely old, white, female, middle-middle class (not upper or lower or working), neurotic/masked crowd. The people at the Army's birthday parade....looked like America." Quote Democrats @TheDemocrats "Today, across the country, the people rose up and made their voices heard. This is what America looks like." 'Becca Downs at TownHall, Did You See What Was Featured Prominently As Jamie Raskin Spoke at 'No Kings Day' Rally? "As Raskin spoke before a crowd on Saturday, there was a flag prominently displayed, but on Flag Day this year, it wasn't the American flag. Rather, it was the Pride flag, and the new woke nonsense progress version." Driscoll at Insty is on the NEW CIVILITY WATCH: North Carolina State Rep Waves Trump’s Decapitated Head at ‘No Kings’ Protest: ‘Some Cuts May Be Necessary.’ "A North Carolina state representative has called for President Trump’s beheading." Paul A. Szypula @Bubblebathgirl "On the day that a politician has her life taken by a deranged Democrat, maniac Eric Swalwell says President Trump is H*tler. Swalwell is shamefully inciting violence. Censure him." The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee. "'Trump Is A King!' Say People Freely Protesting In A Free Country https://buff.ly/ZFuRxc6"

Am Mil News reports National Guard troops will stay under Trump’s control, for now, under 9th Circuit order. KTLA 5, More than 500 arrests made over 8 days of protests in Los Angeles: LAPD. Breitbart cites the L.A. Sheriff: Nearly a Dozen Deputies Injured by Rioters During Week of Attacks. NewsMax opines Nothing 'Peaceful' About Antifa's Violent Summer. NYPo explains Why LA’s ICE riots reveal decades of California’s political decay. From the Pop Times, California Gov. Gavin Newsom Admits Trump Called, Resorts to Unhinged Rant, Spins the Narrative. From Fox, John Fetterman and Bill Maher agree chaos in LA and Dem reaction to riots will be 'good for Trump' "The Democratic senator said in cases like this he wonders what 'the people in Scranton' might think." Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok, "Two and a half minutes straight of Democrats calling for violence. The Democratic Party is the party of violence." Matt Margolis, Padilla Denies Staging Outburst, and I Can’t Stop Laughing. ShipWreckedCrew explains Why Senator Padilla Must Be Charged, "Hundreds of ordinary Americans had their lives destroyed by the Biden Justice Department's policy choices in how it prosecuted January 6 defendants."  Chi Sun Times reports Mayor Johnson urges Chicagoans to 'rise up' in defiance of Trump immigration raids, "Cristina Pacione-Zayas, the mayor’s chief of staff, said federal agents have “48 hours to stand by and be ready to deploy” in Chicago. Five cities are “targeted,” all of them Democratic-led." Insty says ANALYSIS: TRUE. Nate Hochman @njhochman, "The left-wing NGOs are a great fifth column in the West today. They're behind every crisis that has plagued our civilization in recent memory: Mass migration. Censorship. Riots. Urban crime. Pull back the curtain, and you'll find the same names and groups, time and time again." Quote Eric Schmitt @Eric_Schmitt, "Across the West, our civilization is threatened by a radical network of NGOs. These groups lie behind almost every crisis of our time—from mass censorship to mass migration." 

Hat Hair hosts a Reuters video, Israel Threatens to 'Burn' Tehran After Retaliatory Strikes. The Jerusalem Post reports IDF pummels Tehran with heavy fire, 50 Israeli fighter jets take part in attacks. "Some 50 Israeli Air Force fighter jets operated over the skies of Tehran throughout Saturday night, targeting facilities related to Iran's nuclear program." Trent Telenko @TrentTelenko, Israel is now in a military position to bomb Iran slowly, methodically and selectively for months on end. Iran is now militarily powerless to stop Israeli air raids and it is running out of missile launchers." Quote Paweł Wójcik @SaladinAlDronni, "This point has just been bombed by Israel. Today air control seems to have expanded significantly. Spectacular powerlessness by Iran at all fronts." At Hat Hair, Capt. Ed calls it Too Good to Check: Putin Calls Trump, And Then Tells Khamenei He's On His Own and Iran to Cyprus, Oman, Qatar: Help Us Stop the War, Pretty Please; UPDATE: IDF Reveals Tehran Nuke Sites. Sundance at CTH hosts Sunday Talks – Bret Baier Interviews Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Senate Intel Committee Chair Advocates for Expanded Israeli Conflict with Iran. Insty calls it FECKLESS DIPLOMACY’S FRUIT: Omri Ceren @omriceren, "If you want to know how we got here - Exactly 10 years ago, in just a week and a half, journalists revealed that Obama officials had dismantled pressure on Iran and its terrorist proxies, and were in the process of collapsing on their core nuclear demands. June 9 - the WSJ reported that the admin had dismantled support for anti-Hezbollah groups, "tacitly accepting Hezbollah in an effort to appease Iran." https://wsj.com/articles/u-s-strategy-in-lebanon-stirs-fears-1433886517?cb=logged0.6999968086204462…" And, AND YET WE’RE ALMOST CERTAINLY LETTING THE CHINESE DO IT IN AMERICA: Megan McArdle @asymmetricinfo "If I were in the Iranian government, I would not have let Israel build a secret drone base in my country. Just my opinion, YMMV."

WUWT is pretty jazzed that Trump’s EPA Ending Obama-Biden War on the American Energy Industry. Reuters whines that Trump reports more than $600 million in income from crypto, golf, licensing fees.

At RedState, Adam Turner predicts The Death of the Democrat Party? (Part 1). They're just refining their appeal to a smaller and smaller, more fanatic group. Driscoll at Insty has more from the ANNALS OF LEFTIST AUTOPHAGY: "“AFT President Randi Weingarten is leaving the DNC. In a letter to DNC Chair Ken Martin, she wrote, ‘I appear to be out of step with the leadership you are forging, and I do not want to be the one who keeps questioning why we are not enlarging our tent.’”" UPDATE: Shane Goldmacher @ShaneGoldmacher  "MORE DNC NEWS: Lee Saunders, the president of AFSCME, is also out at the DNC. This amounts to the exit of two of the highest-profile union leaders aligned with the Democratic Party. The Times reported Randi Weingarten's exit earlier." Con New Day accuses them of Not Even Hiding It: 148 Democrats Go Against Barring Non-Citizens from Voting.

From Da Mail, Trump White House wins major victory ahead of military parade in attempt to eliminate entire government department. "A Maryland federal court declined to block a sweeping round of layoffs at the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) - a quiet but crucial arm of the Department of Education that gathers and analyzes data on how American schools are performing." Reuter, US must face claims over pandemic ban on residential evictions "A U.S. federal appeals court ruled Friday that the United States must face potentially billions of dollars in legal claims over a temporary ban on residential evictions during the COVID pandemic that affected millions of landlords. The Washington, D.C.-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in a 7-3 decision, opens new tab rejected the government's bid to overturn a decision by a panel of judges last year that refused to dismiss claims from landlords seeking compensation over the eviction moratorium."

Jonathan Turley @JonathanTurley "The far-left Nation just ran a Harvard fellow's explanation of why property destruction is a form of expression just in time for the No Kings protests. After all, R.H. Lossin notes, property is violence. It is that easy..." Jonathan Turley @JonathanTurley ..."“created through a combination of state-sponsored expropriation and exploitation and it is defended by various forms of state-sanctioned violence.” Mark Hemingway@Heminator "Progressive America has a clear misandry problem they won’t acknowledge or address, even as they wring their hands about losing male voters." Quote Steve McGuire @sfmcguire79, "It’s Fathers Day, so of course the NYT gave one of its editors space to publish a hit job on her father (who’s still alive):" At Fandom Pulse, Sci-Fi Writer John Scalzi Admits Social Media Site BlueSky Is Failing Because The Left Are "Humorless Scolds."

From Insty, WHY IS THE F-35 PROGRAM TROUBLED? FilmLadd @FilmLadd "Human resources director La Wanda Moorer at Lockheed Martin, overseeing the F-35 fighter jet program, blocked giving raises for merit. On the F-35. DEI is deadly." Oilfield Rando @Oilfield_Rando "I can’t get over this. I really can’t. Imagine being an aerospace engineer and losing your bonus because La Wanda over in HR didn’t think White people should get bonuses and that’s just fine with company leadership." Quote Oilfield Rando @Oilfield_Rando, "You see, Santiago got a call from LaWanda who said the White people had to have the money they earned taken away from them and given to non-Whites x.com/realchrisrufo/…" From the College Fix, Nearly 90 universities have rebranded their DEI offices, College Fix survey finds, so the grift goes on. Toni Airaksinen, “Execute Zionists”: Sydney Professor’s Shocking Tweet Triggers Investigation. "“Fuck sanctions, I want Zionists executed like we executed Nazis" said Fahad Ali." At Twitchy, a Writer Says People Offended by 'Death to America' Are Being Intentionally Obtuse. "Katie Carpenter says in her X bio that she's a writer and a leftist. She's also added "FREE PALESTINE" to her handle. We could have guessed she was a leftist from her explanation that the expression "Death to America," heard so often in Iran, is actually a good thing if you understand it. The Iranians, you see, just want "to destroy the oppressive system we live under" and replace it with something less oppressive, like Sharia law." The Lunduke Journal @LundukeJournal "Anyone who believes “Jews caused the DEI in games” has never worked in video games or the IT industry. As a general rule, the people pushing DEI and Woke policies and designs absolutely despise Jews (as well as Christians). And they make no effort to hide it. Everybody who has actual, significant experience in Tech knows this." Quote Maciej 'sorek' Łoboda @sorek_UK Replying to @LundukeJournal, "Yes Lunduke, Jews are the problem there - you think why DEI are in games? Who finances those agencies? Do you have ANY arguments against them?

At Twitchy, Trans-Activist WHINING About Not Consenting to Bible Verse on In-N-Out Cup OWNED with EPIC 'Pride' Post Concerned Citizen @BGatesIsaPyscho, “I really don’t like that you put a Bible verse on my food without my consent” Robert Sterling @RobertMSterling. "You didn’t consent to a Bible reference on a paper cup? Well I didn’t consent to: Pride Month Transgender Day of Visibility National Coming Out Day Transgender Day of Remembrance LGBT History Month Asexual Awareness Week Bisexual Awareness Week Pansexual Visibility Day Intersex Awareness Day Non-Binary People’s Day National LGBTQ+ Health Awareness Week Spirit Day Harvey Milk Day Drag Day International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia Lesbian Visibility Day National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day LGBTQ+ STEM Day International Pronouns Day Agender Pride Day Transgender Awareness Week National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day National LGBTQ+ Families Day LGBTQ+ Elders Day Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week Genderfluid Visibility Week Two-Spirit and Indigenous LGBTQ+ Awareness Day Queer Youth Day International Lesbian Day International Asexuality Day Bigender Visibility Day LGBTQ+ Veterans Day Polyamory Day LGBTQ+ Parents Day LGBTQ+ Workers’ Day Trans Parent Day Ally Week."