Just as Jonathan Turley was complaining about how long the court was dithering (Justice Delayed: New York Appellate Court Reportedly Split Over Trump Civil Fraud Judgment), the verdict(s) came down. Fox, NY appeals court throws out $500M penalty against Trump in Letitia James civil case, "The court ruled the disgorgement was an excessive fine that violates the Eighth Amendment." NewsMax, 'Excessive' $527 Million Civil Penalty Against Trump Thrown Out by N.Y. Appeals Court. NewsDay, Appeals court throws out massive civil fraud penalty against President Donald Trump. Cutie Pavlich at TownHall, 'TOTAL VICTORY': Trump Responds to His Win Over Letitia James. Sundance at CTH, Trump’s NY Civil Fraud Fine of $500 Million Thrown Out by Appeals Court. Althouse finds "Divided Court Eliminates Trump’s Half-Billion-Dollar Fine in Fraud Case/New York appeals judges said that the judgment was excessive, but agreed to uphold the case so the appeal could continue" at the NYT. From Ace, NY Appeals Court Tosses the $547 Million Penalty Imposed on Trump by Rogue Judge Engoron, Calling the Penalty a Violation of the Cruel and Unusual Punishments Clause. "This is not the "34 felony conviction" that Manhattan Soros Bot Alvin Bragg cooked up against Trump, so we can't -- yet -- say that Trump is officially not a felon," and More details on the Trump appellate court ruling: It was not a clear cut clearing of Trump, but "From one judge's opinion: He points out that three of the five judges do not believe that Big Fat Tish's judgment of liability is legal, and yet, somehow, in the interests of just disposing of the case, they... agree to sustain the judgment they also say is invalid?" So, the case is headed higher (eventually).
That was not the only courthouse victory for Trump. NewsMax, Supreme Court OKs Trump Cuts to DEI-Related NIH Grants. Jonathan Turley @JonathanTurley "The Supreme Court tossed another injunction blocking the Trump Administration. Justice Gorsuch delivered this haymaker to lower court judges: “Lower court judges may sometimes disagree with this Court’s decisions, but they are never free to defy them.” https://supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf." Insty, THIS IS THE SLAPDOWN. NEXT WE NEED CONSEQUENCES: NYPo, Trump administration can terminate Temporary Protected Status for more than 60,000 migrants, appeals court rules. Insty has a point, what leverage does the Supreme Court have over district courts that continue to defy their rulings? Strongly worded rebukes seems to be all they have to offer. How about some real sanctions?
Mark Tapscott at Insyt is incensed a FEDERAL JUDGE RECOMMENDS BUDDHISM TO TEXAS SOLONS OVER 10 COMMANDMENTS: "U.S. District Court Judge Fred Biery issued a preliminary injunction preventing Texas officials from implementing a new law requiring the 10 Commandments to be displayed in public schools. . . Biery’s other two alternatives are worth perusing as well, which you can do here, via The Washington Stand."
As expected, the Texas Senate passed Gov. Abbott's redistricting bill, expected to add as many a 5 Republican House seats in the next election. Ace, Texas Approves Redistricting Map, "Finally." "Other Republican states may follow Texas' example. Indiana has a 7-2 partisan split. They can only redistrict to gain one additional seat. But maybe they'll do it. A seat here, a couple of seats there, and soon you're talking about Republican Majority." Bonchie at RedState hears Missouri Enters the Chat on Redistricting, As Gavin Newsom's War Blows Up in His Face. "A special session to make a 7-1 map in favor of Republicans seems imminent, and with the White House behind the push, it's going to be very difficult for more moderate GOP members of the state legislature to stand in the way. And while you might think, "It's just one seat," all of these moves add up." Bonchie @bonchieredstate "All Newsom’s bluster has done is start a war Democrats cant win. So congrats to him." Mark Hemingway @Heminator, An utterly dishonest take on the redistricting fight, naturally." Quote Barack Obama @BarackObama, "Over the long term, we shouldn’t have political gerrymandering in America, just a fair fight between Republicans and Democrats based on who’s got better ideas. But since Texas is taking direction from a partisan White House and gerrymandering in the middle of a decade to try and maintain the House despite their unpopular policies, I have tremendous respect for how Governor Newsom has approached this. He’s put forward a smart, measured approach in California, designed to address a very particular problem at a very particular moment in time."
At Hat Hair, Capt. Ed calls it a Shocka: DC Goes 7 Days Without a Homicide After Trump Takeover, John Sexton says This NY Times Discussion of Crime in DC is Exasperating and Trump Meets the Troops, Says He'll Be Doing a Ride-Along with MPD Tonight. T Becket Adam at And Another Thing has a personal perspective, D.C. crime is as bad as advertised. Trust me. "Democrats are once again denying the obvious, this time about D.C.’s crime problem, to "resist" Trump. But they’re wrong — I should know." John Lott at Da Fed does that math, and D.C.’s Murder Rate Is More Than 500% Higher Than The Average State. Despite the Free Bacon's report that DC Police Misclassified Deaths as ‘Accidental’ To Drive Down Murder Numbers, Homicide Cop Alleges in Lawsuit‘: Danger to Public Safety.’ He shot himself in the head, twice, accidentally. At Althouse, "A protester holds up a Subway sandwich during a 'Fight the Trump Takeover' protest in front of the White House"/"A protester holds up a piece of bread as he walks past the National Guard." "Captions under photographs at "How a thrown sub made ‘Sandwich Guy’ a resistance icon in Trump’s D.C./A DOJ employee was fired and charged with a felony after chucking a footlong at a federal agent. Now his likeness is a symbol — and for sale on T-shirts" (WaPo)." WJ, Watch as Bass Has Bizarre Break with Reality, Declares There's Zero Crime in LA - Nothing 'Even Close to a Crime, Period.' Sundance hosts JD Vance Extensive Interview with Laura Ingraham. From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 08.21.25, The Geller Report: Vice-President Vance says “Violent crime has dropped in DC 35 percent in 9 days”.
Spiked opines The White House Ukraine summit was a humiliation for Europe. "Beneath all the grandstanding, European leaders remain utterly dependent on America’s protection." WSJ, How European Leaders Studied Trump and Learned to Speak His Language "Officials made concessions and worked to improve relationship with president, seeking to keep trans-Atlantic alliance alive." At Am Mind, Kristen Ziccarelli and Joshua Treviño explain What America First Says to the World. NYPo's Michael Goodwin thinks Trump’s unique talents make him a true leader – and have redefined what it means to be commander-in-chief. MSN, GE Appliances brings manufacturing back to the US. From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 08.21.25 Vox Popoli: Ukraine Must Surrender.
Fox Bus, Trump hits Federal Reserve Chair Powell over housing industry in latest attack, blasting mortgage rates, "Trump targets Federal Reserve Chair Powell ahead of Jackson Hole speech, claims housing industry being hurt." Mark Hemingway @Heminator "So a Fed governor gets popped for potential mortgage fraud and NOW a Fed president is excusing it by saying mortgage paperwork is too complicated for a Federal Reserve official?! I'm all in favor of simplifying mortgages, but COME ON." Quote Pulte @pulte, "What a weird response." From the Center Square, Report warns U.S. national debt predicted to pass $53 trillion by 2035. Ryan King at NYPo, Lee Zeldin tells ‘Pod Force One’ how Obama and Biden alums cashed in on $20B climate ‘slush fund’. Sundance hosts EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin Outlines How Biden Administration Funneled Billions into Democrat NGO’s with the Divine Ms. Devine.
PJM's Matt Margolis thinks This Might Be the Biggest Development in the Biden Health Cover-Up Scandal. "Ian Sams, the former White House spokesperson who spent years defending Joe Biden’s mental acuity, admitted under oath that he interacted with Biden only twice during his entire tenure." Sundance, Biden’s White House Spokesperson Ian Sams, Interacted with Joe Biden a Total of Two Times During Term in Office. Jonathan Turley@JonathanTurley "It was not just Biden who had little idea of what pardons were being issued under his name. The confusion was shared by implementing attorneys. That is a serious problem in the use of this presidential power by unseen, unnamed staff members..." Jonathan Turley, "“I Have No Idea”: Justice Department Official Raised Objections to Ill-Defined Biden Pardons The House Oversight Committee is investigating the use of the autopen by Biden officials as allegations grow that President Joe Biden had little idea of some of the actions. The FOO @PolitiBunny "Biden called Americans domestic terrorists. Biden pushed for violence against those who disagreed with him, branding us as extremists. Biden expanded the government and increased its power. Biden deployed guards and erected a perimeter of barbed wire around the Capitol. DERP." Quote, Progressive Rants @ProgRantsPod, "Replying to @ProgRantsPod @Vets4AP and 5 others vote for a president who argues support for outlawing political dissent? Youuuuu might be a fascist How about one that expresses support for violent actions?"
Breitbart promotes a Study: Democrats Losing Registration Race in All 30 States that Track Party Affiliation — 4.5 Million-Voter Swing Toward GOP. PJM's Stephen Kruiser says I Would Love to Believe That the Dems Are in a Doom Spiral... but "Once Trump is out of office, there is the possibility that the Democrats will become slightly less incoherent (that's as nicely as I can put that). Yes, they're going to have a lot of pieces to pick up and put back together, but they might be able to begin a turnaround after Trump heads back to Florida in January of 2029." VodkaPundit at Insty sees DEMOCRATS DON’T LIKE MEN; THEY NEVER SEEMED TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THAT THE FEELING MIGHT BECOME MUTUAL: RBe @RBPundit, "No one forced Democrats to make their entire identity about telling normal men they're evil. That's on them. I'm just glad I get to see the fallout. It's glorious." Quote Zachary Donnini @ZacharyDonnini, "At the heart of the Democratic collapse: young White men are registering as Republicans in unprecedented numbers. Gen Z is on track to be the most pro-GOP generation since the Great Depression. x.com/ShaneGoldmache…" At Althouse, What are we seeing here? A dying party's last gasps? "JFK’s grandson in a Melania wig is the last thing Democrats need." From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 08.21.25, American Greatness, What Is the Democrat Alternative to Trump?, The Geller Report, New York Times Panics – “Democrats….In The Middle Of A Bleed-Out That May Have No End In Sight”.
From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 08.21.25, Twitchy: Racist White Va. Democrat Woman Shocks Nation By Holding Straight-Up Jim Crow Sign To Protest Winsome Earle-Sears. Teri Christoph at RedState reports on the Sick, Sick, Sick Liberal White Woman who Waves an Appallingly Racist Sign at Winsome Sears "Hey Winsome, if trans can't share your bathroom, then blacks can't share my water fountain."
Jerry Dunleavy and John Solomon at JTN, IRS began criminal probe into Clinton Foundation in 2019 but then suddenly stopped, memos show "Was a major investigation derailed? "Can’t talk about the CF," an IRS memo states in recounting how IRS agents suddenly cut off contact with whistleblowers providing information after months of cooperation." Dave Manney at PJM wonders if After Decades of Scandals, Hillary Finally Faces a Ticket She Can’t Dodge. Drew Berquist reports Hillary Clinton’s Law License Targeted Amid Ethics Complaint Over Role in Russia Collusion. Sundance, FBI Director Kash Patel Outlines Current Status of FBI Reform Effort to Include Internal Investigations and DNI Tulsi Gabbard Eliminates $700 Million in IC Spending, Reducing Staff 40 Percent. Bob Spencer at PJM sees Adam Schiff Joins an Elite Group of Two Notorious Losers. WJ, Adam Schiff Begins Preparing for Legal Defense as DOJ Circles.
USA Today has a column from Kristi Noem: President Trump promised to secure the border. And he's delivered. "More than 200 days into this job, we have achieved operational security at the border. Zero illegal immigrants were released into the country in May, June and July." John Sexton, Under Trump, Deportations Are Up and Net Migration Turns Negative. From Campus Reform, Five Sanctuary Campuses in Boston, Cambridge shield illegal aliens from ICE. Ace, Boston's Woke Mayor Michelle Wu Threatens "Revolution" In Defying Pam Bondi's Order to Comply With ICE. "Sounds insurrectionary." Hank Berrien at Da Wire, ICE To ‘Flood’ Boston After Leftist Mayor Rejects Bondi’s Sanctuary Policy Demands. Buck Sexton @BuckSexton, "Feels surreal to have an administration that recognizes a problem, takes action, fixes it. Trump 2.0 is a sanity revolution." Quote Secretary Marco Rubio @SecRubio, "Effective immediately we are pausing all issuance of worker visas for commercial truck drivers. The increasing number of foreign drivers operating large tractor-trailer trucks on U.S. roads is endangering American lives and undercutting the livelihoods of American truckers."
At USA Today Nicole Russell opines MSNBC's name change won't help. MS NOW will still peddle the same liberal lies. John Sexton reports a Boston News Anchor Sues, Says Station Discriminated Because She's White.
i/o @avidseries "Black students in "racist" Mississippi clobbering black students in "anti-racist" California on the NAEP." Quote Hunter @StatisticUrban, "I created a map showing Black student scores by state on the 2024 national education assessment. NY, MD, IL, and CA perform worse in educating Black students than MS, TX, and TN. But NJ, MA, and CO do quite well. Most of the Midwest is a disaster." NYPo, A stranger told me I was sending my kids to ‘Nazi camp’ — this shows how mainstream anti-Jew hate has become. At the New Criterion, Endowment returns. "On promising developments at the National Endowment for the Humanities." From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 08.21.25, American Greatness: Antisemitism Is Proliferating in Our Public Schools.
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