Flotsam and Jetsam - EU Caves to Trump

This got mentioned briefly yesterday morning, but it was a dominant theme throughout the day. At Da Caller, Trump Announces EU Trade Deal. Anxious, cited by MSN, Trump trade deals prove access to the U.S. still matters above all else. At Insty, A GOOD MOTTO: Geiger Capital @Geiger_Capital, "We are America. We can just do things." Quote Geiger Capital@Geiger_Capital, "Absolutely brutal…" Sundance at CTH celebrates with The Marshall Plan is Over – EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen Announces Details of U.S-EU Trade Agreement and President Trump Gives Broad Outline of U.S-EU Trade Agreement. At Hat Hair, Dave Strom says notes Trump's Tariff Strategy Is Working, Duane Patterson says Donald Trump Deals Leave Howie Mandel And Monte Hall In The Dust, Capt. Ed hears Maher: Let's Face It -- Trump Was Right and Everyone Else Wrong and a video from Larry, Trump Dominates European Leaders! Bill Maher's Stunning Admission! From Ace, Europe Surrenders to Trump In "Biggest Deal Ever Made" -- 15% Tariffs on European Goods, 0% Imports on American Imports, Over a Trillion Dollars in Purchases of US Goods, EU Newspapers Agree: Europe Got Rolled and Even Left-Wing CNN and Axios Admit That Trump Has Won Completely on Tariffs, "Axios: Trump won. Europeans and "experts" sad." From Don Surber, Hoist the flag, "Trump just won the tariff war—and $1.35 trillion in booty." Camus @newstart_2024 "'Trump Ate von der Leyen for Breakfast,' Says Hungary's Orban on US-EU Trade Deal Hungarian Prime Minister. Viktor Orban didn’t hold back in his reaction to the new U.S.–EU trade agreement announced by Donald Trump and Ursula von der Leyen. Orban said Trump "ate Von der Leyen for breakfast," calling the deal worse than what the UK received earlier this month. The agreement includes a 15% tariff on most EU goods and a $550B investment pledge." Mark Hemingway @Heminator "Yes, we provide security for nearly all of the developed world, give more significantly more foreign aid than any other country, and supply most of the technological innovation. But other than that, we're total freeloaders." Quote Axios @axios "In the Trump-dominated global economy, the U.S. gets plenty but gives nothing in return. https://axios.com/2025/07/28/tru" VodkaPundit at PJM, Trump Doesn’t Tilt at Windmills — He Tears Them Down.

From NYPo, Trump reduces Russia deadline to end Ukraine invasion to ‘10 to 12 days’ from original 50: ‘No reason to wait that long.’ Capt. Ed hears Trump is 'Very Disappointed' in Putin - Consequences Will Accelerate. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth @SecDef, "Under the previous administration, Lt. Col. Lohmeier was removed for exposing the rise of Marxism and Critical Race Theory in our military. Today, he’s been confirmed as Under Secretary of the Air Force. I look forward to having him at the Pentagon."

PJM's Sarah Anderson thinks Marco Rubio's Plans for 2028 Might Surprise You. Supporting Vance. I prefer Vance too, but could live with Rubio. At TownHall Guy Benson wonders/hopes Do Republicans Have a Decent Shot at Defying History in the Midterms? Trump has pretty much smashed normal expectations in politics. We can hope. Insty at his NYPo gig explains How Trump is bursting the bureaucrats’ DC bubble, one agency at a time. WKRN, Trump signs executive order to push cities to curb homeless sleeping, drug use on streets. Matt Van Swol @matt_vanswol, "I know I’m new to the conservative moment, but… …can anyone explain to me what is stopping the GOP from bringing up extremely popular, single-issue bills for a vote, every single day of the Trump administration? I don’t understand."

Mary Chastain at LI Vance to AP: ‘The Media Didn’t Give a Damn About’ Epstein Under Biden. “If you want to criticize the people who aren’t showing full transparency, you ought to go after the administrations that went easy on Jeffrey Epstein…” Matt Margolis at PJM, Trump Drops a Truth Bomb About the Epstein Files. "Pointing to the 2024 election as proof, Trump noted, “I was running against somebody that ran the files. If they had something, they would have released it.”"

Sundance, CIA Director John Ratcliffe Preparing to Release John Durham Classified Report Annex and Interview Transcripts, Classified Durham Annex Holds Information About Foreign Source Telling U.S. Intelligence About FBI Plan to Assist Clinton With False Trump-Russia Narrative and Devin Nunes Discusses the Recent Declassification and Puts Context on the Mar-a-Lago Raid, "As noted in the previous interview {GO DEEP}, Nunes draws a strong reference to the FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago and asks the question, “what were they looking for?” The Occam’s Razor answer is the FBI was trying to recapture evidence of the Trump-Russia collusion hoax that was in President Trump’s possession post administration." At Hat Hair, Capt. Ed, Ratcliffe: Statute of Limitations Won't Protect Brennan -- Or Hillary and Comey Either. Runs from last act of conspiracy. And Dave Strom, Of All the Russiagate Malefactors, the Pravda Media Was the Worst. PJM's Stephen Kruiser, I Hope Trump Can Resuscitate Accountability in the Political Class. John Kass on When Obama Began Strangling the Republic “By the Book” Part II. Tyler O'Neil, The Ghost of Eric Holder Haunts Trump’s Justice Department "Former Eric Holder Protege Now Works at Trump DOJ."

At RedState, Bonchie reports Judge Enters New Order in Planned Parenthood Funding Case, and It May Be the Most Insane Yet "amending her TRO to claim that Congress defunding Planned Parenthood likely violated the First and Fifth Amendments. Even putting aside the absurdities involved in those claims, Talwani also clearly overstepped her bounds by providing standing to plaintiffs who didn't qualify." NRO, Judge Orders Federal Government to Continue Funding Planned Parenthood For Now. John Sexton at Hat Hair, Judge Talwani Rides to the Rescue of Planned Parenthood...Again.

Sundance, Middle Eastern Male, Reportedly Shouting “Free Palestine,” Opens Fire in Downtown New York, four killed, including an off duty policeman moonlighting at security. Gunman committed suicide by shooting himself in the chest, with a rifle! This is the only report I've seen so far that has the gunman shouting "free Palestine." Catturd ™ @catturd2 "Again, CNN just reported this as a white shooter. CNN is fake news trash. Everyone who works there is scum." Quote New York Post @nypost, "NYC gunman ID’d as Shane Tamura after deadly shooting that killed NYPD officer https://trib.al/GKOH8g5."

Mark Tapscott at Insty, “NO” IS SENATE DEMS PLAN FOR TRUMP NOMINEES: "Even if it means forcing the Senate to forego some or all of its traditional August recess, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and his Democratic colleagues have just one word for every nomination President Donald Trump sends to the Senate for confirmation." Matt Vespa, hears CNN's Harry Enten Say Dems Are 'Breaking Records in a Way You Don’t Want to Break Records'. "The new survey finds that 63% of voters hold an unfavorable view of the Democratic Party—the highest share in Journal polls dating to 1990 and 30 percentage points higher than the 33% who hold a favorable view." John Sexton finds Some Democrats Aren't Thrilled with Jasmine Crockett. From Twitchy, Atlantic Writer Says 33 of Rep. Jasmine Crockett's Colleagues Declined to be Interviewed. NYT whines Ocasio-Cortez Must Pay Another $2,700 for Met Gala Dress.

At the Sac Bee, Gavin Newsom’s no-bid contracts to campaign donors raise troubling ethics questions. Chris Queen at PJM, [UPDATE] X Thread Linking Newsom to FireAid Funds Is Misinformed. Steve Williams at RedState issues a CODE RED: California Democrats Caught Red-Handed in $30 Million Hotel Scam. Beege Welborn at Hat Hair hears 'Progressive Revenue' Will Be Used to Fill Chicago's Progressive Billion+ Dollar Budget Hole.

Althouse finds "New York City’s Democratic primary voters overwhelmingly believe that Israel is 'committing genocide' in Gaza..." ""... and that the United States should stop arming the Jewish state, according to new polling from a pro-Palestinian group.... Asked if the city should 'enforce the arrest warrant' against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani supports, 63% of primary voters said yes." Semafor reports, in "Poll: New York Dems side with Mamdani on Israel, Netanyahu.""

Jesse Kelly @JesseKellyDC "Here’s the thing: Dealing with illegal immigration is very easy. It’s not hard for a nation to secure its borders. Whenever you see borders unsecured, it’s because the leaders of that country did it on purpose. It’s not a lack of know-how." Quote Billboard Chris@BillboardChris, "Keir Starmer’s brain just malfunctioned. Reporter: "Trump makes it look easy dealing with illegal migration. You must be envious of his record in such a short period of time."" At RCP, DeSantis on Alligator Alcatraz: "I Hope People Wouldn't Want To Come Here." John Sexton sees Elmo Trolls Antifa. Katie Daviscourt @KatieDaviscourt "Portland, Ore. — An individual in an Elmo costume trolls Antifa at the ICE facility, gets assaulted after trying to infiltrate the occupation encampment."

Stacy McCain reports the WaPo Finally Dumps Dishonest Partisan Propaganda Merchant Glenn Kessler. At Althouse, After more than 27 years at The Washington Post, including almost 15 as The Fact Checker, I will be leaving on July 31, having taken a buyout.... he financial considerations were impossible to dismiss." "Writes Glenn Kessler, the Washington Post "fact checker," over at LinkedIn. "So what’s next for The Fact Checker? I’m not sure. As many people at The Post know, I tried to arrange a short-term contract that would have given the editors time to find a worthy successor and allow me to train him or her. I didn’t want The Post to have a gap in fact-checking coverage during this fraught period in U.S. history. But we couldn’t work out an agreement."" Da Mail reports Washington Post's controversial fact checker exits paper amid anti-woke reboot...and he isn't being replaced. A Driscolly post at Insty, Well, scrutinizing some politicians. "Mostly those who had an (R) after their names: WaPo’s Lead ‘Fact-Checker’ Is Reportedly Departing and Here Are a Few Doozies Being Left Behind." Ace, Full-Tilt Left-Wing "Fact" Checker Glenn Kessler Takes the Buyout and Leaves the Washington Post. I have a rule for evaluating Kessler "fact checks". Subtract two Pinocchios for any article on Republicans, and add three to any on Democrats. I rarely get 5s or negative numbers. 

At WaEx Joe Concha explains Stephen Colbert should be fired now. Here’s why. From Ace, Keep Colbert" Protest Shows How Few Fans the Uncomfortably Uncharismatic Unfunnyman Actually Has, Even in a Left-Wing City of Nine Million. "The Stephen Colbert Fan Club could fit inside Brian Stelter's pants. Along with Brian Stelter, I mean."

From WaEx, NPR went from liberal journalists to left-wing crusaders. Beege Welborn looks at The Sly Media Assault on Everything America Loves. "You know how you can tell how the media hates us? Because they'll take any side against something we love, no matter how farcical, unfair or flat out untrue. They will deftly shade what we love to be villainous and evil at its core."

Driscoll, has a SPRING FASCISM PREVIEW: "Woke Mob Comes for Sydney Sweeney (Again). It’s almost as if ugly women want pretty women to hide themselves away, and black racists want white people to live their lives in shame of their skin color. Leftist TikTok is in full pitchfork-and-torch mode after a new ad for American Eagle jeans featuring actress Sydney Sweeney used a play on words, with some claiming it’s full-on Nazi propaganda. The ad features Sweeney, 27, clad in a pair of the brand’s jeans and a denim jacket, talking about her jeans/genes. “Genes are passed down from parents to offspring, often determining traits like hair color, personality, and even eye color,” she intones in a spot. “My jeans are blue,” she says as she flashes her blue eyes. The “Nazi propaganda” video is below." 

Dave Strom hears Sydney Sweeney Has Good Jeans. At Althouse "I think what’s getting people talking — or rather, why everyone was watching these TikToks obsessively over the weekend and picking them apart — is how regressive the ads seem." ""The line about her having great jeans — several people are suggesting in the comments on Instagram and TikTok that this is a 'pro-eugenics ad.' Whether or not that’s the case, it is part of a wave of imagery of influencers, pop stars and musicians that feels tethered to the values of another time." From "How American Eagle’s Sydney Sweeney ‘good jeans’ ad went wrong/A provocative new denim campaign featuring the actress leans into retro sexiness — and it’s sparking debate about eugenics and ‘wokeness'" (NYT)." "But what if it's cool precisely because people are sensitive and fearful about a perceived rise in enthusiasm for white supremacy. It's needling those poor souls. It's transgressive. Is that where we are?" Ace sees the Woke Mob Comes for Sydney Sweeney (Again) "It's almost as if ugly women want pretty women to hide themselves away, and black racists want white people to live their lives in shame of their skin color." The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee, "Wokeness Defeated: America Returns To Christian Roots Of Objectifying Women To Sell Crap https://buff.ly/XaAx5GW."

From the College Fix, Stanford suspends two student co-ops over antisemitic, anti-white Title VI violations. At Althouse, "Harvard University has signaled a willingness to meet the Trump administration’s demand to spend as much as $500 million to end its dispute with the White House...". Campus Reform, McMahon announces investigation into 5 US universities: 'Non-citizens should not be given special preference'. Roger Kimball at Spec World thinks Cambridge University should be ashamed of itself for honoring Angela Davis. "She is a former Black Panther and two-time vice-presidential candidate who was prosecuted as a material accessory to murder."

From John Sexton, Kaiser Ditches Gender Affirming Care and Local News Features a Detransitioner. Althouse, "Buttigieg’s remarks came days after Rahm Emanuel... a potential 2028 presidential candidate, told Megyn Kelly that 'a man can’t become a woman'..." ""... a comment that directly contradicted party orthodoxy and sparked fresh divisions over how Democrats should approach transgender rights. 'I think most reasonable people would recognize that there are serious fairness issues if you just treat this as not mattering when a trans athlete wants to compete in women’s sports,' Buttigieg told NPR." From "Pete Buttigieg weighs in on ‘fairness’ of transgender kids playing girls’ sports" (Advocate). This gets my tag "2028 campaign.""

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

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