Flotsam and Jetsam - Obamagate Heats Up

The new "Russiagate" scandal continues to scandalize. Let's call it "Obamagate", because it really centers on new information that Barack instituted the intelligence agencies' campaign to tar Donald Trump with the allegation that Russia had actively worked to install him over Hillary, and that the Trump campaign knew and collaborated. Yesterday Tulsi Gabbard took the podium to refute Barack's claim that he dint do nuffin'. At PJM VodkaPundit has a reminder, When You're Plotting to Overthrow the Government, Don't Put It in an Email and Matt Margolis says Tulsi Is About to Drop More Evidence Against Barack Obama. Insty sees CORRUPTION AT THE TOP: Paul Sperry @paulsperry_ "This wasn't just Hillary's dirty campaign trick, it was much more. It was the Obama WH deploying the FBI + CIA to weaponize her dirty trick against their political opponent--a presidential nominee--and then an incoming administration. This makes Watergate look like child's play." John Sexton at Hat Hair, Tulsi Gabbard Summarizes the Case Against President Obama During the White House Briefing, video at link. Sundance at CTH, DNI Tulsi Gabbard Holds a Press Conference While Declassifying and Releasing the 2020 HPSCI Report Deconstructing the Trump-Russia Narrative. Matt Vespa at TownHall says Tulsi Gabbard Just Made Obama Eat It on the Russian Collusion Hoax. The Unsinkable Molly Hemingway at Da Fed reveals Top Intelligence Officials Contradicted Brennan: ‘No Intelligence’ To Support Key Russia Hoax Claim, that Putin preferred Trump when, in fact, they probably preferred Hillary. RCI, Russiagate's Architects Suppressed Doubts to Peddle False Claims. PJM's Matt Margolis has a Report: Obama Knew Russia Wanted Hillary to Win—and the Reason Why Is HUGE. NYPo, Putin knew Hillary Clinton had physical, ‘psycho-emotional’ problems — but kept it quiet during 2016 campaign: Gabbard. Liz Stauffer at LI sees ‘Kompromat’: 2016 Russian Intel Alleged Hillary Clinton Used Heavy Tranquilizers, Faced Serious Illnesses, "The Russians also reportedly had information that Clinton “suffered from ‘Type 2 diabetes, Ischemic heart disease, deep vein thrombosis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.’”" PM, REVEALED: Hillary Clinton was on 'daily regimen of heavy tranquilizers' in 2016. Dave Manney at PJM, Everyone in the Neighborhood Knew Hillary Was Batsh*t Crazy. Now the Intel Confirms It. Hat Hair's John Sexton likes the way Megyn Kelly and Matt Taibbi Walk Through the New Russiagate Info. Video at link. Matt Taibbi @mtaibbi, "A brief on the new report released by @DNIGabbard today, which conclusively blows up core Russiagate myths" Mollie@MZHemingway "I'm just 20 minutes into this and it's already a FANTASTIC and easy to understand explanation of why the recent releases from DNI and CIA show that we have an absolutely MASSIVE scandal on our hands. Highly recommend you watch/listen." Quote Megyn Kelly @megynkelly, "New Revelations Connect Obama to Russiagate Hoax, Pathetic Has-Beens Colbert and Stewart, and Hunter Biden Starts Dem Civil War, with @mtaibbi and @afterpartyemily host @emilyjashinsky."

Matt Margolis, Gabbard Refers Barack Obama for Criminal Investigation Over Russiagate Scandal. TownHall's Cutie Pavlich has the LATEST: Gabbard Confirms Obama Has Been Referred to DOJ for Criminal Investigation. Sundance, DOJ Announces Formation of “Strike Force to Assess ODNI Evidence” Against Former Intel Officials. Luke Rosiak @lukerosiak "Trump wants those involved in RussiaGate to go to jail. But one such person is instead currently general counsel of his National Security Agency! April Doss, who was paid by Sen. Warner to tie Trump to Russia, calls Trump an insurrectionist & pushed "disinformation" crackdowns:" Julie Kelly @julie_kelly2 "Watch the words used by some in the administration related to potential charges. This aligns with what I’ve been saying as well—Biden DOJ dusted off seditious conspiracy statute for 2 dozen J6ers resulting in several convictions. If it applies to nonviolent political protesters, the law certainly can apply to Russiagate conspirators. More on this soon." Quote Stephen Miller @StephenM, "A seditious conspiracy to overthrow the government and democracy of the United States. There is almost nothing the Deep State will not do perpetuate its power over the people. x.com/dnigabbard/sta…" Roger Kimball at Spec World, says Russiagate was worse than we thought, "The question is, are there mechanisms in place to remedy these egregious violations of the spirit of the law?" John Kass remembers back to When Obama Began Strangling the Republic “By the Book”. At Am Think, J.B. Shurk thinks Obama’s Real Legacy Comes into Focus.

Katie Jerkovich at RedState, Karoline Leavitt's Takedown of CNN Reporter Over Russia Collusion Hoax Docs Is a Thing of Beauty. From Twitchy, OUCH! Greg Gutfeld Obliterated Multiple Dem Talking Points After Jessica Tarlov Tried to Go There.

🔥!!! Thank you, @Gutfeldfox https://t.co/UQKg8m2vXw

— Sage Steele (@sagesteele) July 24, 2025

Capt. Ed at Hat Hair isn't tired of Winning: Trump Lands Trade Deal with Japan with 15% Tariffs, $550B Investments. From Althouse, "Remember, Japan is, for the first time ever, OPENING ITS MA[R]KET TO THE USA, even to cars, SUV’s, Trucks, -and everything else, even agriculture and RICE..." ""... which was always a complete NO, NO. The Open Market Japan may be as big a profit factor as the Tariffs themselves, but was only gotten because of the Tariff Power. . . . Writes Trump on Truth Social this morning, here, here, here, and here." Sundance at CTH hosts Howard Lutnick Discussing the Massive New Trade Agreement with Japan with Exceptional Potential and President Trump Gives Remarks and Signs XO at Winning AI Summit. Interconnected lists Five Interesting Things about the White House AI Action Plan, "Open Source, American AI in a Box, GPU Tracking, Sub-Systems Export Control, "Try First" Culture." At Da Caller, Trump Reportedly Moving To Blow Up Cornerstone Of Democrats’ Green Agenda, "The agency reportedly plans to propose a rule that will be public soon to rescind the 2009 Endangerment Finding, which stipulates that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases can be regulated for the sake of human health and the environment." From the Pop Times Trump Withdraws from Woke UNESCO Again — The Unsurprising Reasons Why.

Well, then that's it: "Judge Denies Request to Unseal Epstein Grand Jury Transcripts in Florida." "The NYT reports. A federal judge in Florida on Wednesday denied a request by the Trump administration to release grand jury transcripts from an investigation into the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, stymying efforts by President Trump to blunt criticism from many of his supporters. Either that or it's a great relief."

From RCP, The Autopen Presidency Controversy Is Just Beginning. From Da Caller, Hunter Biden Says Joe Biden Was Taking Ambien While President, and Hunter knows his drug, although he prefers stimulants. Cockburn at Spec World calls him The man to save the Democratic party: Hunter Biden, "Hunter, our next President, looked fit, clean and sober, if occasionally unhinged, in that garden setting." I was guessing he is back on crack. At Unherd, Why is the DNC autopsy avoiding the main cause of death?

James Lynch at NRO reports the Biden FBI Spied on Catholic Priest for Refusing to Divulge Details of Conversations with Parishioner.

TownHall's Guy Benson cites Mamdani: What's the Point of Having Prisons? At Althouse,
"[F]or Mr. Mamdani to get elected in November, he may need to win over segments of the city’s business class, or at least persuade them that he intends no harm...." Yeah, good luck with that. From Breitbart, Michael Rapaport Rips ‘Zoron the Moron’ Mamdani: ‘Will Never Run Me Out of New York.’

Lawrence Person's BattleSwarm Blog says For Democrats, It’s Always Social Justice Graft All the Way Down. Reagan Reese at Da Caller hears Trump Admin’s Latest Addition Wants To Keep DOGE Alive — Here’s How. "One week after being sworn in as director of the Office of Personnel and Management, Scott Kupor is laying out his plans for the agency and specifically, his vision for keeping the spirit of DOGE alive."

Ward Clark at RedState reports a Maryland Judge Blocks ICE Arrest of 'Maryland Man' Kilmar Abrego Garcia - but There's an Added Twist. Bill Melugin @BillMelugin_ "BREAKING: Maryland federal judge Paula Xinis has just issued an order that will block ICE from arresting “Maryland man” Kilmar Abrego Garcia upon his release on bail in Tennessee for his federal human trafficking charges. Judge Xinis is also ordering a 72 hour pause on any effort to deport him to a third party country without “sufficient notice” and “due process”. Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran illegal alien alleged MS-13 gang member and alleged repeat wife beater, is facing federal human smuggling charges in Tennessee, and a judge there is deciding whether to release him pending trial. The government had indicated it would take him into ICE custody in Tennessee if he was released pending his federal case. Judge Xinis has now blocked the Trump administration from taking him into ICE custody upon his release." What jurisdiction does she have in Tennessee? Capt. Ed, NEW: SCOTUS Clears Way (Again) For Trump to Fire 'Independent' Agency Commissioners, 6-3, I don't have to tell you who voted which way. John Sexton, Latest Court Ruling Gives Planned Parenthood a Partial Reprieve. At Bearing Arms, Cam sees the Fifth Circuit Issue Another Common Sense Decision on Guns.

PJM's Cathy Salgado hears ICE Tells Doxers: ‘The Law’s Coming for You.’ Dave Strom finds it a Big Shock: DOJ Fires Wife of ICEBlock App Creator. At TownHall Dmitri Bolt reports California Sues to Keep Taxpayer Aid Flowing to Illegal Immigrants and Cutie Pavlich opines Dems Expose Their Desire for Cheap Labor and Exploitation. Wall Street Apes @WallStreetApes "ABSOLUTELY INSANE The Biden Admin setup a hotline so that unaccompanied minors could call if they had trouble with the strangers they were being placed with 65,000 calls to this hotline WENT UNANSWERED “So you’re telling this committee that the Biden administration, while they were letting all of these unaccompanied minors into the country—and as we’ve talked about today, they weren’t keeping track of them—they issued these kids a hotline that they could call if they had trouble with the sponsor family they were placed with, and you’re saying that 65,000 calls to this hotline, designated to protect these kids, went unanswered. Is that what you’re telling this committee?” Her response: “Yes, sir.” Democrats are literally evil. How could they possibly win another election EVER again??" TownHall's Jeff Charles thinks You Won't Believe How the Illegal Immigrant Who Shot a Border Patrol Officer In the Face Was 'Vetted' He wasn't. Breccan Thies runs the numbers and figures out ICE Is Helping Alleviate Pressure On America’s Emergency Rooms. "“We can confirm that our health system has in fact seen a decline in both Emergency room visits and in rates of patients showing up to scheduled health appointments,” LACDHS told The Federalist."

At PJM Chris Queen cites Kevin O’Leary: 'Only a Moron' Would Behave Like Stephen Colbert and Stephen Kruiser has Mega-Props to Colbert and His Fans for Proving That CBS Made a Brilliant Decision. Althouse finds "And that is why you should be concerned about what Colbert’s cancellation means for American democracy..." ""... not because it’s a sign of a corporation bending the knee to a would-be dictator, but because it’s a sign of the unbundling of the American public. . . . Writes Megan McArdle, quoted in "Why the ‘Late Show’ cancellation worries me about the American public/The loss of Stephen Colbert’s show is another sign of how we are losing our shared ties" (WaPo)." A Driscolly post at Insty, THE ANKLER TO COLBERT: It’s Not Personal, Sonny, It’s Strictly Business. “Free speech” that depends on investors losing $40 million a season is always going to be “endangered.” "Finally, let’s check in with the flagship show of ABC News for some carefully measured opinions on the health of the nation and the media that shapes it: The View’s Sunny Hostin Warns Colbert Cancellation Could Lead To The ‘Dismantling Of Our Constitution.’"

Christopher F. Rufo @realchrisrufo "They are basically cleaning out the woke at WaPo: Jenn Rubin, Taylor Lorenz, Philip Bump, now the woman who called Doug Emhoff a "modern-day sex symbol." The signals have inverted: it is now low-status and low-security to be woke." Quote Catherine Rampell @crampell "Some professional news: After 11 years of columnizing at WaPo, I'm taking the buyout. This is my last column. It is my advice to any other lucky pundits who land a perch like this—11 principles I've aspired to, even if I haven't always achieved them: http://wapo.st/3TU2fGw" Driscoll, BEZOS CONTINUES TO CLEAN OUT THE AUGEAN STABLES. NYPo reports Skydance tells FCC it will scrap DEI, appoint media bias official at CBS News. He/she/it will be busy. Misty Severi and Steve Richards at JTN report a Kari Lake Bombshell: VOA managers met with Chinese to discuss more favorable coverage for Beijing "The revelation follows reporting that VOA hired multiple Chinese nationals with ties to state media controlled by the Communist Party." They kowtowed to their true bosses.

NYPo reports Columbia University to pay out more than $220M after violating Jewish students’ civil rights in massive win for Trump admin. Althouse, "Columbia Agrees to $200 Million Fine to Settle Fight With Trump/The White House had canceled more than $400 million in research funding to the university, saying it had failed to protect Jewish students from harassment." "The New York Times report. That's a free-access link. We're told: "The deal is a significant milestone in the Trump administration’s quest to bring elite universities to heel." Not a significant milestone in the fight against anti-Semitism?" From Campus Reform, the Head of DOJ anti-Semitism task force issues message to Jewish students in America, "Leo Terrell, a former educator and now chief of the DOJ task force against anti-Semitism, assured Jewish students that hate and harassment is a priority for the White House." Capt. Ed, BREAKING: Rubio Opens New Probe Into Harvard Over Foreign Students and Red State Universities: DEI Is Dead! Long Live ... 'Access & Engagement'? Hat Hair's Beege Welborn, Aw, When Academia Runs Right Into the FO Part of FA. Shane Ralston, Ph.D. @philsphizer, "Jonathan Caravello: @calstate #philosophy lecturer tackled and arrested by ICE agents at pro-immigration protest in Camarillo CA: https://dailynous.com/2025/07/12/philosophy-professor-reportedly-assaulted-abducted-during-ice-raid-on-farm/ Read his teaching reviews: Scholar-teacher or activist-indoctrinator?"

From Breitbart, New York School Pleads for Trump to Help Protect ‘Chiefs’ Mascot and Team Name. 

Althouse catches the NYT trying to be punny, "The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee quietly changed its eligibility rules on Monday to bar transgender women from competing in Olympic women’s sports..." ""... and now will comply with President Trump’s executive order on the issue, according to a post on the organization’s website. The new policy, expressed in a short, vaguely worded paragraph, is tucked under the category of 'USOPC Athlete Safety Policy' on the site, and does not include details of how the ban will work. Nor does the new policy include the word 'transgender' or the title of Mr. Trump’s executive order, 'Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports,' referring to it instead as 'Executive Order 14201.'" "Interesting language, especially "tucked under." It seems to evoke the effort of a biological man to pass as a woman. Did the NYT want us to see an analogy there? . . . If that's not intentional, the editing at the NYT is incompetent/nonexistent. If it is intentional, it's hilarious and very very wrong."

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