Flotsam and Jetsam - Obamagate Revelations Shock Bongino 'Down to my Core'

The Week In Pictures:
Na Na Na Na, Goodbye! Edition

We might as well start with Obamagate, since nothing else really grabbed my attention. Sundance at CTH hosts Devin Nunes Discussing the DNI Revelations Released by Tulsi Gabbard – Draws Attention to the Mar-a-Lago Raid and Bongino's post FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino “shocked to his core” over FBI’s recent corruption discoveries: ‘I’ll never be the same.’ Dan Bongino @FBIDDBongino, "During my tenure here as the Deputy Director of the FBI, I have repeatedly relayed to you that things are happening that might not be immediately visible, but they are happening. The Director and I are committed to stamping out public corruption and the political weaponization of both law enforcement and intelligence operations. It is a priority for us. But what I have learned in the course of our properly predicated and necessary investigations into these aforementioned matters, has shocked me down to my core. We cannot run a Republic like this. I’ll never be the same after learning what I’ve learned. . . . " LifeZette calls it Bongino’s Cryptic Post: “I’ll Never Be the Same” After What I Discovered. Jen O'Connell at RedState, Team Obama Circles the Wagons With Manufactured Strategy to Quell Russia Hoax Treason Allegations. From Da Caller, Team Obama Quietly Trying To Stop Americans From Hearing About ‘Russiagate’ Revelations. Margot Cleveland @ProfMJCleveland, "I'm just so glad that Trump can waive Obama's privilege to force Comey to testify to conversations with the former president." Quote, Mark O. Van Wagoner @VanWagoner, "Those new rules really rock." At TownHall, Matt Vespa thinks John Brennan Better Lawyer Up After These Revelations. Paul Sperry @paulsperry_ "NEW: When senior CIA officers specializing in Russia analysis confronted Brennan w/ the Steele dossier's many flaws during a Dec 2016 meeting at Langley, Brennan agreed, but wanted to still keep it in the ICA b/c it SOUNDED true. "Yes, but doesn't it ring true?" Brennan responded" Also at TownHall, Leah Barkoukis hears GOP Senators Push for Obama Special Counsel. Special counsels have a bad record. At Jewish Review, the Great Victor Davis Hanson asks is it Revenge or justice? Embrace the healing of "and."

Steve Cortes at RCI makes the argument The Real January 6 Wasn’t at the Capitol – It Was at Trump Tower. When James Comey nominally briefed Trump on the Steele Dossier, but tipped the press.

George Parry at Am Spec looks at The Butler Probabilities, "Were the Secret Service’s series of errors intentional?" I doubt it, but there's certainly no doubt Biden's SS set up the conditions for failure. It usually takes a string of errors to sink a ship or crash a plane.

At Hat Hair, Salena Zito finds Trump Bullish on the Golden Age of America at Pittsburgh Summit. NewsMax cites a WSJ Poll: Economic Optimism Surges 11 Points Under Trump, Recent Record. From Da Wire, Trump Believes Fed Chair Will ‘Start Recommending Lower Rates’, ""He said to me very strongly, 'The country is doing well.'" At ET, Trump Says He Wants Musk’s Companies to ‘Thrive Like Never Before’ ‘The better they do, the better the USA does, and that’s good for all of us.’ NewsMax also cites an Emerson Poll: Vance Narrowly Leads 3 Dems in 2028 Race.

AP reports Thailand and Cambodia agree to ceasefire talks after Trump steps in. Althouse, "I hope they don’t do all these protests because I’ll be raging. I want him welcomed. I like Big Donald." "Said Irene Wright, 66, "a retired council worker from Glasgow," quoted in "Turnberry locals on Trump: We love ‘Big Donald’ and his $50 tips/Donald Trump will stop by his Scottish golf courses on a ‘private visit’ this weekend. Despite the protests, many Ayrshire residents are happy to see him" (London Times)." From the Brussels Signal, Is Zelensky worried about what corruption investigators could find? Probably. 

Matt Margolis sees Trump Goes There: Calls Out Bill Clinton in Epstein Scandal. Althouse reads the NYT, "She is the Rosetta stone. She knows everything. She arranged every single trip, and if she was just given… immunity, she could be compelled to testify." "Said Alan Dershowitz, quoted in "Trump’s MAGA allies zero in on Ghislaine Maxwell as Epstein furor persists/The intensifying focus on Ghislaine Maxwell represents the latest turn in a winding case that has long been a focus of conspiracy theorists" (NYT). . . . "I'm sure her testimony is valuable, but I see at least 5 problems with the Dershowitz assertion: 1. She may have misunderstood or misperceived what she witnessed when she witnessed it. 2. She will have forgotten some things, 3. She may misremember when she attempts to recall when she is questioned now, 4. She has so much reason now to lie, distort, or at least shape her story to serve her obvious self-interest, 5. Arranging a trip doesn't mean that you know everything that happens everywhere on the plane and at the destination."

Stacy McCain has a touching eulogy for his friend and fellow blogger, ‘Forgetting Is Sin’: Some Thoughts on the Life and Career of My Friend Jeff Dunetz who died at 67 of complications from a fall. Dunetz has been cited here many times, although I don't claim a personal relationship.

From WJ, a Historic Poll Devastates Democrats: Worst Voter Approval Rating in 35 Years. RedState's Nick Arama hears a Former Dem Operative Lays Bare the Party's Problems in a Scathing Review Jason Cohen @JasonJournoDC "NEW: @danturrentine on Dems: "WE OBVIOUSLY HAVE A TON OF PROBLEMS" "We have no agenda whatsoever. If we were to get power, I couldn't tell you what we'd want to do." "We are getting our butts kicked raising money. The RNC this past month has $83 million on hand — we have $13 million." "The worst thing is, Jesse, on voter registration ... We're now lagging behind in all these swing states." "If we can’t raise money and we can’t register new voters, we're going to have a big problem." Also at RedState, Bob Hoge hears DNC Chair Ken Martin Admit Party Has Hit 'Rock Bottom,' Somehow Pretends This Is a Good Thing. Nowhere to go but up? Don't count them out. Midterms are tough for the party in power. From Fox, Pelosi confident about Dems' chances to win House, predicts Jeffries will be speaker "'It's important to be strong in the year in advance, because that's when the troops line up,' Pelosi said" Neither side should be counting their chickens just yet.

Pop Times thinks this is the Final Nail in the Coffin: Ex-Dem Assemblyman Rips NYC Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani’s Marxist Housing Policy. Don't underestimate the stupidity of the NYC electorate. John Kass says Wise Up New York: Don’t Be a Chumbolone Town Like Chicago.

Paula Bolyard at PJM, POOR DEARS: 'Crisis' at Media Matters, As It Cuts Staff, Struggles to Pay Legal Bills. Kyle Becker @kylenabecker "This is finally solving the Scooby Doo mystery of how so many left-wing outlets can push a Woke, anti-American agenda without any concern for how crazy and destructive it sounds. I hope they all go financially bankrupt. They were morally bankrupt a long time ago" Quote End Wokeness @EndWokeness "USAID got defunded and now suddenly Media Matters and the DNC are on the verge of total bankruptcy." NYT whines Amid Fear of Retaliation, N.S.F. Workers Sign Letter of Dissent. Insty quips I LOVE THE PRESUMPTION THAT NSF WASN’T POLITICAL BEFORE: Amid Fear of Retaliation, N.S.F. Workers Sign Letter of Dissent: In a public letter, employees of the National Science Foundation accused the administration of politicizing the agency and impeding scientific innovation.

Stacy McCain asks Hey, Who Had ‘Illegal Immigrant Colombian Transgender Pedophile Rapist’ on Their 2025 Headline Bingo Card? Sarah Arnold at TownHall reports 243 Illegal Aliens Arrested Including Murderers, Sex Offenders, and Cartel Members. TNP, Nationwide ICE Op Catches Arsonists, Pedophiles, Human Traffickers. At LifeZette, Tom Homan Shuts Down Leftist Claims About Targeting ‘Innocent’ Illegal Aliens and Colorado AG Sues Sheriff’s Deputy Because He Assisted ICE. 770 KTTH claims the Seattle media mainstreams radical La Resistencia group comparing deportation to slavery. From Althouse, "On immigration, you better get your act together or you’re not going to have Europe anymore. You got to get your act together." "Said Trump, quoted in "Trump arrives in Scotland to claim immigration is ‘killing Europe’/The US president said there had been ‘a horrible invasion’ of migrants after he landed in Scotland for a four-day visit on Friday evening" (London Times)."

From ET, Trump Admin to Change Citizenship Tests and H‑1B Visas, Says Official, "New USCIS director says the test is too easy, vows tougher standards to become a naturalized American citizen." Fox Bus, JD Vance calls out Big Tech for firing Americans while hiring cheap foreign H-1B visa replacements.

The Week In Pictures:
Na Na Na Na, Goodbye! Edition

Matt Taibbi @mtaibbi "“Threatening television networks” lol. I seem to remember the IRS coming to my house and House Democrats threatening me with jail and not a peep of protest from the supposed civil liberties party." Quote Needs A GOP Mommy @MrJustinFREAKIN, "Trump is suing universities. Threatening television networks. Revoking visas from students. But free speech warrior Matt Taibbi runs cover for his bullshit. " At the Amer Prosp, thinks Canceling Colbert Begins the End of Television "Did Paramount suck up to Trump by ending its late-night show? Sure. Will there be any television networks to throw people off in ten years? Probably not." Dave Strom at Hat Hair reports a French Prosecutor Rules that Social Media Platform X Is an 'Organized Crime Group'

At the Volokh Conspiracy, Keith Whittington cites his opus on Diversity Statements and the First Amendment. Not a fan. From CJ, Leading Medical Journals Care More About DEI Than Major Diseases "A new report finds that the JAMA Network ran more articles recently mentioning “inequity” than “asthma.”"

Breccan Thies at Da Fed reports 5 Virginia School Districts Found In Violation Of Title IX For Allowing Boys In Girls’ Restrooms. Alexandria City and the counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William. Why am I not shocked?

The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: 1973 World Series up and garnering clicks at The Other McCain.