Flotsam and Jetsam - The Dog Days with Sydney Sweeney

You know it's the Dog Days of Summer when Sydney Sweenie's jeans/genes are a main topic of discourse. Not that she isn't a lovely girl, but I find her a little plain in the face, which doesn't detract from her other errr, um, assets. But first I guess we should look at some real news. 

In international developments, John Sexton at Hair reiterates Trump: Russia Has 10 Days to Reach a Ceasefire with Ukraine. NYPo thinks Trump can apply real pressure on Russia’s collapsing economy. Probably, but will Putin care? He's more than willing to throw lots of Russian lives down the toilet for slow gains in Ukraine. Meanwhile, Sundance at CTH reports Zelenskyy on Ropes – Ukranian Regime Grabs More Authoritarian Power Then Backtracks When Protests Erupt. Hot Hair's Beege Welborn, EU Cuts Off €1.5B in Ukraine Funding in Corruption Stand Off With Zelensky. From TNP, ‘You Can’t Fake That’ — Trump Disagrees With Netanyahu on Gaza Starvation. I dunno, Pallywood is well known for it's fakes.

From the Brussels Signal, US flattens EU: Brussels is too weak to be a pole in a multipolar world. At Public, Michael Shellenberger cites Oren Cass: Trump’s US-EU deal “is the final nail in the coffin of the WTO model of trade.” The Peacock whines Sen. Josh Hawley introduces bill to send tariff rebate checks to Americans "Hawley pledged to sponsor legislation after President Donald Trump expressed interest in sending out rebate checks last week." I like the idea, but only in part. We need to keep half to work on the deficit, but giving half back to offset any rise in prices is good PR. Latin Times reports Mexican Banks Are Purging Their Client Lists To Avoid Cartel-Related U.S. Sanctions "Three Mexican financial firms were recently sanctioned for their alleged role in helping launder cartel money." Sundance at CTH is watching Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and USTR Jamieson Greer Discuss Trade Negotiations With China, Canadian Officials Continue Wondering Why Trump Administration Projects Ambivalence Toward U.S-Canada Trade Deal, claims this a Must Watch – Tucker Carlson Interviews Richard Werner (maybe later), and hosts President Trump Extensive Interview with Miranda Devine from Scotland.

Beege Welborn wonders about Chris Matthews and the Trump Epiphany. “To be honest with you, the country is moving towards Trump,” Matthews told journalist Charlie Rose on Saturday. “These polls, they come out and show him not doing well — I don’t buy that. His strength is still greater than the Democratic strength. He is a stronger public figure than the Democratic people.” Ace, Polls and Liberal Gasbags Agree: The Future is MAGA, "Fox "News" affirming my gender choice to cancel cable and identify as a Non-Fox-Viewer:" Breitbart sees Consumer Confidence Unexpectedly Jumps on Rising Hopes for Jobs and Business Conditions. But a Larry video warns Social Security Is Running Out. The Collapse Starts in 2033.

VodkaPundit at PJM, Trump Administration Prepared to Topple Another Pillar of Obama's Legacy. Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes: Zeldin to Overturn 2009 EPA Endangerment Finding on 'Greenhouse Gases'. This could be an enormous change. Expect massive Democrat, media and judicial resistance.

TNP wonders Is Ghislaine Maxwell Trying to ‘Blackmail Her Way Into a Pardon?’ Ace, Ghislaine Maxwell: I Will Testify Before Congress But Only If I'm Granted Immunity, "I assume she means immunity for anything she tells Congress, not immunity for the crimes she's already been convicted and sentenced for. But who knows." Of course she would. But does she have anything to add?

Pretty much everything we heard about the New York gunman turned out to be wrong. He was not white he was Black/Japanese, nothing about Palestine. The true story (to date) is even stranger. He played football in HS, thought he had CTE, blamed the NFL, went to shoot up the NFL offices in the building and took the wrong elevator. Fox, NYC shooting: What to know about Shane Tamura, gunman who killed 4 including NYPD cop in Midtown Manhattan "Las Vegas resident with documented mental health history traveled across state lines before opening fire . . . A suicide note found in Tamura's possession claimed he was suffering from Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), possibly from playing high school football, according to Tisch. . . . Tamura also asked authorities to "study [his] brain" in the final message." Which explains why he shot himself in the chest. NYPo, CNN anchor Erin Burnett flamed for saying NYC shooter Shane Tamura was ‘possibly white.’ At Althouse, "Terry Long, football gave me CTE and it caused me to drink a gallon of antifreeze.... Please study brain for CTE. I’m sorry. The league knowingly concealed the dangers to our brains to maximize profits. They failed us.” "Wrote Shane Tamura, quoted in "NYC mass shooter Shane Tamura found with note blaming NFL for giving him CTE — even though he never played pro football" (NY Post)." Ace, Delusional Mentally-Ill Suspect Immediately ID'd as "Possibly White" by CNN's Erin Burnett Kills Four Over Delusional CTE Self-Diagnosis "He halluciated having been in the NFL, and then went to the NFL's corporate offices to get vengeance for his hallucination." Proving Stacy McCain's law, Crazy People are dangerous.

Jerry Dunleavy at JTN, Social media posts unmask anti-Trump sentiments of CIA officer who helped draft Russia intel report "CIA officer who says she led team that helped draft the intel community assessment on Russian meddling in 2016 election has embarked on a media tour to defend her work, exposing her anti-Trump sentiments." At Da Fetched, Mar-a-Lago Raid Was About Russia Probe Docs, Not Classified Files, Claims Devin Nunes.

Sean Davis @seanmdav "It’s deliberate. The GOP Senate is slow-walking nominees on purpose." Quote Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh "NOW: Leader John Thune filed to move forward with 5 Trump nominees. How many do they need to clear? THE BACKLOG IS 135 Trump nominees. They've been voting on 1. ONE!!! For 40 minutes. Recess starts at the end of this week. 4 MORE DAYS. There isn't enough time in the day for them to approve all 135. You either have to cancel the recess, allow Trump to make RECESS APPOINTMENTS, or the 135 backlog will barely be DENTED by the end of the week!
@LeaderJohnThune " Ilya Shapiro @ishapiro "You know what you call someone who’s confirmed to the bench by just one vote? Your Honor" Quote Senate Cloakroom @SenateCloakroom, "Confirmed, 50-49: Confirmation of Executive Calendar #292 Emil J. Bove III to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit." From the Pop Times Appeals Court Nixes Oregon Rule Forcing Adoptive Parents to Affirm Radical Transgender Ideology.

At Da Wire, Trump DOJ Subpoenas Boston Children’s Hospital For Alleged Youth Sex Change Fraud. "The Justice Department is probing 20 hospitals 'involved in performing transgender medical procedures on children.'" Ace, DOJ Shuts Down Four "Dark Web" Websites Hosting "Millions of Files" of Vile Child Exploitation Content "Why did Biden leave these websites up?

At Drew Berquist, Harmeet Dhillon Confirms DOJ Monitoring in Cincinnati Mob Attack Investigation as Viral Video Sparks [WATCH]National Outrage. End Wokeness @EndWokeness "A white couple was brutaIIy beaten at a jazz festival by a black "teen mob" in Cincinnati yesterday. 0 national coverage." Kentucky Girl @Notwokenow, "Cincinnati Police Chief Terri Theetge chastising social media and “the media” about showing videos of the black mob attacking random white people. Unfuckingbelievable." Rosie Memos @almostjingo, "She’s currently being sued by members of her own force who say she only gives promotions to women and people of color. So this hatred she has for white people seems on brand." From Ace, Cincinnati "Brawl" -- The Media Is Now Calling the Street Lynching of a Defenseless Man by a Group of Violent Thugs a "Brawl" -- Goes Viral, and Forces the Leftwing City Government to Pretend to Care About Anti-White Violence, "Fox "News," of course, goes along with the "brawl" psyop." Driscoll at Insty, CINCINNATI IS IN THE VERY BEST OF HANDS . . . Mark Noonan @Mark_E_Noonan, "I'll translate this video for you: "Look, the reason I am in my position where I am very well paid and have a fat pension coming is because I toe the line in a Democrat-governed city. There hasn't been a Republican government here in more than 50 years. I am not here to enforce laws or keep the city safe. There's no upside in that for me. I am here to keep the elite safe while saying and doing whatever the Leftwing social fashion is at the moment. . . "

Hat Hair's John Sexton argues Democrats Turned Their Backs on Men and Men Returned the Favor and Dave Strom calls High Education/Low Income Voters The Most Dangerous Class in America. Rob Henderson @robkhenderson "the elites being overproduced are increasingly women. And the people occupying these new 'diversity and inclusion'-oriented positions are overwhelmingly women. These positions are serving as new sinecures almost entirely for female aspirations." Speaking of which, Shiny Herd explains How the Monoculture Made Zohran Mamdani. "The young socialist who will likely be New York’s next mayor was raised in a series of far-left echo chambers."

Bonchie at RedState is amused as Cory Booker Has a Complete Meltdown, Slams Other Democrats Because the Orange Man Is Just That Bad. Matt Vespa, We Know What Caused Cory Booker's Meltdown on the Senate Floor This Afternoon "And this whole meltdown was over a bill that funds police departments."

From Da Caller, Dem Lawmakers Stage Sit-In After Being Denied Entry To ICE Facility, including the execrable "Maryland Man", Sen Van Hollen. Beege Welborn, Gosh Darn, ICE - What for You Want to Deport These Nice Peoples. Rapid Response 47 @RapidResponse47 "The “Wisconsin driver” is an illegal immigrant from Honduras who drove drunk down the wrong way of the highway and killed two innocent teens — and this wasn’t even her first DUI. You’re damn right we want to deport her." Quote The Minnesota Star Tribune @StarTribune, "ICE wants to deport Wisconsin driver charged with being drunk, causing crash that killed 2 Minnesota teens https://startribune.com/ice-wants-to-d." At Da Signal, New Data Shows Arrests of Criminal Illegal Aliens Have Made a ‘Real Impact on Public Safety,’ DHS Official Announces. Breitbart cites Ron DeSantis: At Least 100 Detainees at Alligator Alcatraz Have Been ‘Fully Deported.’ Bob Hoge at RedState, Bombshell Study Reveals Real Reason Behind Surge in Homelessness, and It's Not What the Dems Tell You. "The study was released in April, but I can’t remember CNN, MSNBC, the New York Times, or any other liberal outlet talking about it. The paper, titled simply, “Asylum Seekers and the Rise in Homelessness,” is getting renewed attention, and the abstract pretty much tells you everything you need to know:" 

Beege Welborn, Maine Police Officer Turns Out to Literally Be a Jamaica, Mon. From NotTheBee, ICE arrests illegal alien hired as police officer in Maine after he attempted to buy gun.

The Free Bacon celebrates ‘You Must Be Kidding’: Media Matters, Collapsing Under Siege from Elon Musk, Fumes at Massive Legal Bills From Marc Elias Firm. "Left-wing nonprofit reportedly considering closing up shop amid Elon Musk lawsuit."

From the College Fix, Janitors trapped by pro-Palestinian mob reach settlement with Columbia University. Capt. Ed hears Harvard: On the 500 Millionth Thought, *Maybe* We'll Settle. From TrashPanda, Florida School Chair Apologizes After Bashing Hulk Hogan After His Death: ‘One Less MAGA’.

At Althouse, If people are poor, give them money. "I've heard that said as if it's obtuse to concoct more complicated policies. But now I'm seeing: [A] rigorous experiment, in a more direct test, found that years of monthly payments did nothing to boost children’s well-being.... After four years of payments, children whose parents received $333 a month from the experiment fared no better than similar children without that help, the study found. They were no more likely to develop language skills, avoid behavioral problems or developmental delays, demonstrate executive function or exhibit brain activity associated with cognitive development...."

Last but not least, the controversy over Sydney Sweeney's genes. From Twitchy, Woman Crying Over Sydney Sweeney Ad Needs to See Action From the ‘Good Whites.’ Matt Vespa, Progressive Host Obliterates Left-Wingers Freaking Out Over Sydney Sweeney's Jeans Ad. Cenk Uygur @cenkuygur, "Some folks just won't ever get it. Saying the Sydney Sweeney ad is "Nazi propaganda" because they're implying a blond, white woman has good genes is ... mental. That is not the hill to die on! Yes, it's ok to say white people have good genes from time to time, like everyone else!" Cenk Uygur @cenkuygur, "If the ad said ALL white people or ONLY white people have good genes, that would be very different. But when they're selling JEANS and they do a play on words with a woman who clearly has good GENES, in terms of looks, then you seem whiny for complaining about it. It's annoying." TrashPanda sees Sydney Sweeney Ad Sends American Eagle Stock Soaring. Dave Strom hears It's the Jews Who Promote Nazi Jeans, You Know from the left. E @ElijahSchaffer "FUN FACTS: The CEO of American Eagle is Jay L. Schottenstein One of the largest donors to Jewish causes Previously, the company was founded by Mark and Jerry Silverman American Eagle has focused on supporting Israeli holidays including giving free ad space to Chabad."

eport-wi-driver-charged-with-being-drunk-causing-crash-that-killed-2-minnesota-teens/601444823?taid=6887f315ef6bdb0001ef38de&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

Excuse me while I blitzkrieg Poland … https://t.co/yJfik6vaQg pic.twitter.com/YXwENcfgFZ

— The Patriarch Tree (@PatriarchTree) July 26, 2025

Fodder for The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee "American Eagle Apologizes, Replaces Sydney Sweeney With Fat Transgender Double-Amputee Of Color https://buff.ly/B8AFICu." and The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee "Federal Judge Orders Sydney Sweeney To Gain 100 Pounds And Get One Of Those Butch Haircuts https://buff.ly/7RIAiQA"

The Wombat has Rule 5 Sunday: Gother Than Thou and FMJRA 2.0: 1973 World Series up and garnering clicks at The Other McCain.