Flotsam and Jetsam - Monday Morning Mayhem

Normally Mondays are a bit light, but I find my digital shore littered with with debris. Ryan James Girdusky @RyanGirdusky, "I don't want to tell you this because you seem a bit hysterical, but when you compare Trump and Obama's approval at the same point in their second term... Trump is actually more popular." At TownHall, Larry Elder says The Cure for Trump Derangement Syndrome is Success! Alas, some are beyond hope, PJM's Matt Margolis reports George Conway’s Trump Obsession Has Reached Full-On Lizard People Territory. Reached? Rich Lowry at NYPo sees A desperate left is now aiming to paint Trump as — get this! —secretly enfeebled.

Jude Russo at Am Con expounds on The Challenges of a Ukrainian Peace, "Wrapping up the war will not be the end of the headache in Eastern Europe." Hat Hair's Josh Hammer explores The Art of the Deal, Russia-Ukraine Style. Sundance at CTH hosts Sunday Talks – Vice President JD Vance Discusses Russia-Ukraine Negotiations and Sunday Talks – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Extensive Interview About Ukraine Discussions. From the Free Bacon, Putin’s Big Mistake: The Russian President Ticked Off the First Lady and Uncle Sam. "It turns out that insulting the president's wife is a bad idea." NewsWax hears a 'Not Happy' Trump Weighing Lifting Peace Block on ATACMS? Seems fair to me. 

Nick Arama at RedState thinks Vance Smashes It Out of the Park, Schools Kristen Welker on Redistricting, Illegal Aliens. A video at Hat Hair looks at  Redistricting Battles Brewing Nationwide - This Week on Capitol Hill - 8-23-2025. From Twitchy, Get Wrecked! David Weigel Tries to Blame 2020 Census Troubles on Trump, Gets Fact-Checked by EVERYONE and Jasmine Can't Cope With A Possible Crockett-less Congress: X Users Help her Plan for the Future.

NewsWax hears Pentagon Plans to Send Guard to Chicago, Ready for 19 States. Twitchy, Moronic Chicago Mayor Threatens to RIOT If ... Trump Stops Violent Crime and WOW, That Was Dumb (Watch).

ET has 5 Takeaways From Fed Chair Powell’s Final Jackson Hole Speech, "Current conditions ’may warrant' an interest rate cut, said Fed Chair Jerome Powell," and US Manufacturing Surges to 3-Year High as Demand Strengthens, Hiring Picks Up, "Surge driven by exports and increased demand for domestic U.S. factory goods." NewsWax cites Trump: US Conducting Tariff Investigation Into Furniture Imports. Protecting the Amish? James Moran at TownHall thinks Trump’s Tariffs Are More Powerful Than Anyone Thought. Steve Nagy at AmSecJ sees a Dangerous Delusion: Why Pivoting to China Is a Huge Mistake for Canada. For all his bluster, Trump is a much more accommodating business partner than Xi. Leslie Eastman at LI, Trump Administration’s Stake in Intel: Strategic Move or a Slippery Slope to Socialism? "A look at the U.S. taking 10% equity stake in Intel and why it should be regarded as a strategic investment rather than a foray into socialism." Sarah Arnold at TownHall, Federal Workforce Faces Largest One-Year Cut Since WWII, Shrinking by 300,000 Employees in 2025. From the Center Square, After cutting union contracts, VA redirects $45M to veterans.

Sarah Arnold hears GOP Rep Brandon Gill Call for Kamala Harris Subpoena in Biden Cognitive Probe and CNN Admits the Brutal Truth: Democrats Are Bleeding Voters. The Victory Girls report Kamala Harris Going On Money Making Book Tour. Who is buying a losers book? Aaron Hanscom at PJM examines Ben Shapiro’s Take on 2028 Democratic Contenders—How Would You Rank the Field? "In his ranking of the "10 Democrats Who Could Win in 2028," Ben Shapiro says that's what many Dems are hoping for with "George Clooney's guy," Maryland Governor Wes Moore." Well, that's one way to get him out of MD. Kurt Schlichter @KurtSchlichter, "I keep warning people that you don’t want to make the majority ethnic group identify by its ethnicity. In America, it did not, and that was remarkable. But stupid, arrogant, greedy and historically, illiterate people decided doing that was worth the short term political gain. It can only end badly." Quote BowTiedRanger @BowTiedRanger, "There’s been a meteoric rise in radicalized young white men who have had the rug pulled from underneath them by older generations and they’re going to seek a leader who is willing to go to extreme measures to fix things." Will Tanner @Will_Tanner_1 "You'll notice how it's only after the white guy defends himself from a knife-wielding attacker that the police step in, and it is the innocent victim of crime who is arrested for defending himself. This is what anarcho-tyranny looks like “Your punishment for having a knife when they searched you would be very different from the thief’s. For him to have a knife was mere misbehavior, tradition, he didn’t know any better. But for you to have one was ‘terrorism.’” -Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, The Gulag Archipelago" Quote, Right Angle News Network @Rightanglenews, "BREAKING - Fed up New Yorkers are now dealing with the rampant crime in the city on their own with this man taking a skateboard to the head of a man who was attempting to stab him." Matt Vespa at TownHall says This Is How You Know Dems Might Be Panicking Over That Sign Attacking Winsome Sears: Arlington GOP @goparlington, "We all saw @arlingtondems Chair Steve Baker say “your sign is getting attention on the news… negative attention,” followed by her dismissive shrug. This statement is Orwellian." Quote Arlington Democrats @arlingtondems, "The Arlington Democrats issue the following statement:" Didn't do nuffin.' Dick Morris to NewsWax: Dems Losing Voters Due to Deportations. Breitbart is amused No More ‘Birthing Person, LGBTQIA+’ — Fractured Dems Instructed to Talk Like Normal People.

NYPo reports Zohran Mamdani wants to end all misdemeanor charges: ‘E-ZPass for criminals.’ From Fox Bus, Real estate experts warn of NYC exodus if democratic socialist Mamdani wins mayoral race, "Dolly and Jenny Lenz said people will likely leave New York City over Mamdani's proposed housing policies." Good and hard. Also at NYPo, Zohran Mamdani fails at bench press while trying to show-off at Men’s Day in Brooklyn — as Cuomo, Adams roast rival. David Marcus @BlueBoxDave, "This is perfect. The rich socialist has a working class guy actually lift the weight to advance his career. Poetry." Quote Collin Rugg@CollinRugg, "NEW: Socialist Zohran Mamdani shows off his muscles at Men's Day in Brooklyn, needs help from a spotter to bench 135 pounds. The 33-year-old was reluctant at first to get under the bar but gave in after being pressured by the locals."

End Wokeness @EndWokeness "This image was taken exactly 2 years ago to the day. Biggest backfire ever."

Matt Vespa thinks All the Right People in Media Were Mad About John Bolton's Home Being Raided by the Feds. Kurt Schlichter @KurtSchlichter, "No one is above the law, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha" Quote Byron York @ByronYork, "The Washington Post editorial board is deeply concerned about the politicization of justice. Given the events of 2017-2024, this is a darkly funny paragraph. Trump critics!" Hat Hair, Washington Post Unclear on 'Irony' Definition: Benjamin Domenech @bdomenech, "Critics." As if they were just suffering consequences for going on Morning Joe." The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee, "John Bolton Eludes FBI By Blending Into A Herd Of Walruses."  

Sundance is still reviewing the origins of the Russiagate hoax, Outline #5 – The Prequel and Outline #5 – The Full Spectrum Criminal Surveillance Conducted by The United States Government. Jay Logan at the Everyman Commentary explains Why Many Were Not Fooled by the Russian Collusion Hoax. "The Russian Collusion hoax was false. Those who were not fooled by it followed a few simple rules to help them see past the propaganda. Here are five rules to help you spot the scams."

Streiff at RedState sees One Supreme Court Justice Has Nosedived Into Irrelevance; Can You Guess Who? Atop Da Hill, Jonathan Turley looks at The judicial Calvinball of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. She might be Joe Biden's most lasting failure. At WokeSpy, Supreme Court Warns Defiant Rogue Judges: You’re Not Above the Law, or else what? From ET, Trump Names 4 Judges to Fill Vacancies in North Carolina Courts "The nominations come after a protracted standoff between the Biden White House and Sen. Thom Tillis that froze judicial appointments in the state," and Florida Appeals Judge’s Ruling Against Expansion of ‘Alligator Alcatraz.’ Gary Abernathy says Climate zealots must be stopped from abusing courts for political goals. Environmental zealots in general. Kevin Killough at JTN hears Energy advocates ask AG Bondi to investigate agency they say is biasing judges in climate cases. "According to letter to Bondi, emails show seminars were conducted by experts who were ideologically motivated in favor of the plaintiffs in these cases." Nick Arama sees Judge's Decision on Teens Charged in Attack on Ex-DOGE Employee Raises Some Eyebrows.

At Brownstone, Retsef and Malone Need Top-Secret Clearances for Their Covid-19 Vaccine Review.

Stacy McCain on the case of the drunken Connecticut AG, This is What ‘White Privilege’ Looks Like "This was one of those “viral video” stories that I was going to let pass by without comment, until I got the details from Miranda Devine’s column in the New York Post. First of all, you have to know that this incident took place at “the upscale Clarke Cooke House,” which just happens to be the swankiest restaurant in Newport, Rhode Island. Reservations are required, and apparently Devon Hogan Flanagan and her friend from college days, Veronica Hannan, got so drunk and rowdy that management asked them to leave. Everybody knows that Flanagan works for the state Attorney General’s office — because she kept shouting “I’m an AG” while they were putting her in cuffs — but her friend Hannan is also rather upscale, with a corporate job in New York. . . . Charles Glasser at Instapundit points out that Flanagan’s friend Veronica Hannan “is carrying a Chloé Woody Medium Canvas Tote. It sells for $1,390.00 at Bloomingdale’s.” My wife doesn’t have a $1,300 purse. Does your wife have a $1,300 purse? And you know what? I bet that cop’s wife doesn’t have a $1,300 purse, either. All these progressive types want to lecture us about “white privilege,” well, here’s a textbook case. The cop ought to have tased these snooty bitches, and called it “social justice.”"

Shipwreckedcrew is delighted: Free At Last, Free At Last, Kilmar Abrego Garcia Is Free At Last -- To Go To Uganda. "ICE gives him the 72 hour notice required by a federal judge that he's going to deported to a third country and that third country is Uganda -- anyone have info on the quality of Margaritas there?" Sarah Arnold hears Boston Cops Defy Left-Wing Mayor Michelle Wu, Secretly Aid ICE in Arresting Criminal Illegals. Jim Ferguson @JimFergusonUK, "BREAKING: DRESDEN BLOODBATH. An American man was brutally stabbed on a tram — now fighting for his life. Why? Because he stepped in to defend a German woman being harassed. The attacker? Believed to be a Syrian illegal migrant. How many more must pay the price for open borders?"

At the College Fix, a Survey shows teachers despise ‘equitable’ grading policies. From Campus Reform, Syllabus data reveals rise of leftist authors in college, decline of classical authors. I'm not shocked, they're almost all dead white men. Hat Hair posts a Great Victor Davis Hanson video on Joy Reid and the Rise of Open Racism From the Left.

ZeroHedge reports DeSantis Orders Removal Of Gay Pride Crosswalks From Florida Streets. "Let's make one thing very clear from the start: LGBT pride flags are political symbols for a political movement with an undeniable agenda. They are not "art murals" or expressions of civil rights, they are information weapons designed to saturate the American environment with far-left propaganda." Ron DeSantis @GovRonDeSantis "We will not allow our state roads to be commandeered for political purposes." Quote Florida’s Voice @FLVoiceNews "WATCH: State Sen. Carlos G. Smith fumes after learning @GovRonDeSantis administration's @MyFDOT painted over and removed the LGBTQ pride crosswalk in Orlando ""In the middle of the night, ripped the rainbow colors off of this city sidewalk. They illegally vandalized city property."

The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Agonizing Reappraisal up and at 'm at The Other McCain.

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