Flotsam and Jetsam - Tulsi Takes on the Deep State

Not shockingly, Tulsi Gabbard's revelations that Barack Obama was directly involved in the creation and spreading of the Russian collusion hoax is still the leading topic. Sarah Arnold at TownHall, Gabbard Drops Bombshell, Claims Obama-Era Coup Targeted Trump. At Behind the Black, 2016 documents now prove Obama and his top intelligence officials conspired to create the Russian collusion hoax. Da Blaze, 'Prosecuting Obama': Trump makes shocking statement as he commends Gabbard for bombshell evidence release. Presidential immunity is pretty broad, but he may have crossed a line. Let the courts figure it out. PJM's Matt Margolis has hopes The Deep State Is in Real Trouble Now. Beege at Hat Hair, I Wanna Believe, But: Tulsi Talking 'Accountability': Breaking911 @Breaking911 "DNI GABBARD: "It's worse than even politicization of intelligence; it was manufactured intelligence that sought to achieve President Obama's and his team's objective, which was undermining President Trump." Susie Moore at RedState, Accountability? DNI Gabbard Says Whistleblowers Are Now 'Coming Out of the Woodwork' on Russiagate, now that it's safe. Althouse does't like the word Crosshairs!, "I see Matt Taibbi has a piece titled "Barack Obama Now Squarely in Russiagate Crosshairs/New disclosures from a Tulsi Gabbard-led working group point directly to the top, as the legacy of 'Hope and Change' begins a plunge to the ocean floor."" Sundance at CTH has had this much fun since Joe Biden fell over on his bike, Do Not Miss – Maria Bartiromo Interviews DNI Tulsi Gabbard, Tulsi Gabbard Expands Power of DNI Office – Now Comes the Counter Attack, Likely from Senator Tom Cotton, Counter Attack – New Intelligence Authorization Act Seeks to Curb Power of DNI and Sunday Talks – Rep Jim Himes Attempts to Retain Disproven Trump-Russia Talking Points "Four lies immediately stand out below. (1) Marco Rubio was not chair on the SSCI investigation of Trump-Russia, Richard Burr was. (2) John Durham was not appointed by Donald Trump. He was appointed by Bill Barr. (3) There is no evidence that “Russia hacked” the DNC servers. Even the FBI said there was no evidence. (4) Russians did not “buy reams of Facebook ads”, there was an indication that someone, who was likely Russian, spent $4,500 dollars on one ad promoting Jill Stein." Matt Vespa at TownHall, With the Obama-led Intelligence Report on Russia Imploding, the Dems Will Likely Flock to This Narrative: Paul Sperry @paulsperry_ "With Obama's ICA imploding, Dems are turning to the "bipartisan" Senate Intel report to maintain the hoax, arguing it confirms the ICA. Just 1 problem: its star witness was Lisa Monaco, Obama's partisan aide who attended the secret Dec 9, 2016 WH meeting coordinating the sham ICA." Paul Sperry @paulsperry_ "DEVELOPING: I'm told there are texts/emails indicating Hillary Clinton campaign aides directly coordinated with the Obama White House, NSC, State Dept and Intelligence Community officials in efforts to dig up dirt tying Donald Trump to Vladimir Putin in July 2016 ...developing..."

Drew Berquist thinks WSJ Stepped on a Rake with Trump-Epstein Letter Story, Readers Unsubscribing en Masse. WokeSpy sees CNN’s Scott Jennings Slam the Leftist Media’s Narrative on Trump-Epstein Files. “I mean, my reaction to reading this was, ‘So?’” Jennings said. “I mean, 2003, before anything had happened, we know Donald Trump knew the guy. We also know he disowned him and kicked him out of his club. I was waiting all day long for this rumoring of a bombshell. This looks like kind of a dud to me.” From Da Mail, Bill Clinton sent 'warm and gushing' letter for Jeffrey Epstein's 50th birthday - as Trump sues over claim he also wrote a 'bawdy' note for paedophile's half-century. At Althouse, Now doesn't Bill Clinton need to sue The Daily Mail... or is that exactly what he must not do? LifeZette claims Ghislaine Maxwell Reportedly Now Documenting Everything, Thinks Trump Will Save Her. I'm certainly seeing her in a slightly less awful light. At TownHall, Sarah Arnold sees Klobuchar’s Deflection Fails: Trump Exposes Dems’ Silence on Epstein Files While She Spins Wild Excuses, Tim Burchett Sounds Alarm: Biden Admin May Have Tampered With Epstein Files and Matt Vespa, Trump's Approval Ratings During the Epstein Files Case Can Be Summed Up With Two Words "His latest standings could be summed up as steady and strong." johnny maga @_johnnymaga with a CNN video, "“If anything, Donald Trump’s approval rating has GONE UP since this whole Epstein saga started. He is at the apex… of his popularity with Republican voters.” “You just proved that not everything online is real.” LMAO." At Althouse The Wall Street Journal's aggressive effort to get Trump with the Big Bawdy Birthday Letter backfired, according to the NYT. "I'm reading "How Trump Deflected MAGA’s Wrath Over Epstein, at Least for Now/By tapping into other grievances, President Trump managed to turn one of the most fractious moments for his base into a unifying one." That's an amazingly pro-Trump headline for the NYT."

Matt Vespa thinks it's BRUTAL: Watch Scott Bessent Obliterate Janet Yellen After She Said This About the Trump Agenda. Newt Gingrich, Balancing the Budget Requires Reforming the Congressional Budget Act. Yeah, good luck with that. Spending money is basically the source of Congresses power. Mark Tapscott at Insty, CUTTING OFF YOUR NOSE TO SPITE YOUR FACE: "House GOPers are moving to impose a 48 percent operating budget cut on the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the “investigative arm of Congress.” They’re also rewarding the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), which never met a GOP tax cut it couldn’t trash, with a $20 million budget increase."

At JTN, Isabella Custard reports DOJ leads effort to ensure federal agencies comply with Trump order making English official language and Nick Ballasy has Trump says he will try to save Afghan allies of U.S. military from forced return to Taliban. From Fox, SCOOP: Top Hegseth aide resigns from Pentagon after 6 months of service: 'Incredibly inspiring' "Justin Fulcher confirms to Fox News Digital that he resigned Thursday on amicable terms . . . Fulcher said he had originally planned to serve six months in government and, having reached that point, chose to move on "amicably." He also emphasized what he described as the "great work" being done by Hegseth "for our troops and country."" Tom's Hardware (a favorite of Pixie Misa at Ace's) hears Microsoft to stop using engineers in China to work on U.S. Defense computer systems in wake of investigative report — fears of exploitation by foreign intelligence services spurs immediate change.

Nick Ballasy again, Trump calls on Senate to cancel August recess and 'long weekends' to get his nominees confirmed. "Trump held a dinner for GOP senators at the White House on Friday and congratulated them for passage of his signature "One Big Beautiful Bill" and other legislation in the first six months of his presidency." At LI, Leslie Eastman sees DOJ Backs Children’s Health Defense in Lawsuit Targeting Media’s COVID Collusion "The argument in this case is that poorly-named Trusted News Initiative suppressed competition in the marketplace of ideas," and Ben Smith reports EPA Cuts Staff, Saves $750M in Major Reorganization.

Peter St Onge, Ph.D. @profstonge "800,000 Biden jobs were fake. I'm old enough to remember CNN lecturing Americans for being too dumb to appreciate the amazing Biden economy." Quote The Kobeissi Letter @KobeissiLetter, "What is happening here? The BLS just said the number of jobs reported for the 9 months ending December 2024 was likely overstated by ~800,000. This comes as the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) data, covering 97% of employers, showed the US added 607,000 jobs during this period. This is 57% lower than the initially reported 1.4 million in the monthly non-farm payroll (NFP) reports. In other words, there was an unprecedented 793,000 gap between NFP data and QCEW data in March-December 2024. This means jobs were likely overstated by 88,111 PER MONTH, on average, during this time. Something does not add up here." Jason Galanis to Newsmax: Biden Family Corruption 'Was Endemic.' Mark Krikorian at Tom Klingsteins, What’s Behind the War on America’s Borders? Democrats importing a new, more favorable, electorate. CBD at Ace's says The Damage Done By The Biden/Obama Junta Will Not Be Repaired Quickly "Here is an example of a shockingly craven political act that will take a huge amount of money, and a long time to repair. Biden drained the nation's energy stockpiles, but 'Big Beautiful Bill' allocation won't refill it."

From WokeSpy, NYC Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani’s Comments on Domestic Violence Spark Outrage from Abuse Survivors, :opposing police responding to domestic violence incidents." Muslim countries are such a hotbed of women's rights. Da Signal argues Mamdani Is the Mayor New York Democrats Deserve. Betsey McCaughey at Hat Hair argues Mamdani Isn't Inevitable. Here's How to Beat Him, turn out.

Nick Arama at RedState thinks Karen Bass' Bizarre Take About Fruit Sellers and What's 'Unconstitutional' Is Raising Eyebrows. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement @ICEgov "FALSE, Mayor Bass — The federal government is not attempting to “seize authority” because the federal government was GIVEN authority to enforce immigration law by CONGRESS generations ago. Our jurisdiction already extends into every city, town and territory of the United States." Quote Mayor Karen Bass @MayorOfLA, "Everyone should be concerned. The federal government is attempting to seize power and authority from state and local governments. This is un-American. And we will not stand for it."

From LifeZette, Fraud? Video Surfaces of Adam Schiff Contradicting His Own Mortgage Documents. I think a few felony convictions and a $500 million fine ought to cover it.

Common Defense reports a Former Marine Reservist Charged in Armed Attack at Texas ICE Facility - Common Defense. Drew Berquist reveals Tom Homan Reveals More Disturbing Details on Biden’s 300,000 Missing Migrant Kids. “Well, the Biden administration, not only did they lose over 300,000, they weren’t looking for them.” Sarah Arnold sees $1,300 Target Theft by Indian Visitor Sparks Visa Revocation Warning.

From NewsBusters, PBS's Frontline Didn't Hold Back: Trump 'A Travesty in All of American History'. A thread, Brennen Hankins @The_Hankerchief "A Premier On @npr_radio's'Local Reporting'": There have been 2 high-profile incidents recently where the public needed to be warned of imminent danger. In both cases, that message was pushed out both by social media and other news outlets. Why didn't NPR? Buckle up." I think he meant "primer." Christopher F. Rufo @realchrisrufo, "Taxpayers will no longer support a media executive who believes that the First Amendment is the "number one challenge" to advancing left-wing propaganda." Quote Christopher F. Rufo, "@realchrisrufo "EXCLUSIVE: Katherine Maher says the "the number one challenge" in her fight against disinformation is "the First Amendment in the United States," which makes it "a little bit tricky" to censor "bad information" and "the influence peddlers" who spread it." Mike at Chicago Boys, Dug-in Like an Alabama Tick. "So they finally whacked federal funding for PBS and NPR. Sorry, I’m not that excited. . . Just keep in mind that it took the Trump 47 wrecking ball to finally do something which was blindingly obvious 40 years ago. The fact that it took times so extraordinary to do something so obvious is not something to celebrate."

At Fox, Stephen Colbert’s character is the latest never-Trump Republican to fall. "Trump's rise rendered the late-night host's decade-long Republican caricature obsolete as CBS pulls the plug." Driscoll at Insty has that and more. At Breitbart, Jon Stewart Fears Paramount May End ‘Daily Show’ After Colbert Canceled, Knocks Comedy Central as ‘Like Muzak’ "During an episode of The Weekly Show podcast with Stewart, he responded to a question from listeners, asking if he thought Skydance Media would “get rid of The Daily Show” after merging with Paramount. “That’s a good question,” Stewart responded. “Unfortunately, we haven’t heard anything from them. They haven’t called me and said, ‘Don’t get too comfortable in that office, Stewart.’ But, let me tell you something, I’ve been kicked out of s***ier establishments than that. We’ll land on our feet.”"

At Twitchy, THAR She Blows! Rachel Bitecofer's Nasty Dig at PREGNANT Riley Gaines for Coming in 5th Goes REALLY Wrong: Rachel Bitecofer @RachelBitecofer "Ties for 5th place" Quote San Francisco Chronicle Pitchbot 明显的讽刺 (Parody) @SFChronPitchBot "Riley Gaines makes the swim from Alcatraz - ties for fifth place behind 61 year old former Supervisor Aaron Peskin." And Don't Call Me Shirley. @Meme_Behavior "So, you agree that men are naturally better and faster swimmers? I think you just helped Riley prove her point."

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