Flotsam and Jetsam - Big Jim Comey Indicted

The rumors were true. Brit Bernstein and James Lynch at NRO report James Comey Indicted for Alleged Lying to Congress, Obstruction of Justice. "Comey is facing one count of false statements and one count of obstruction of justice, according to a release from the Department of Justice. “No one is above the law. Today’s indictment reflects this Department of Justice’s commitment to holding those who abuse positions of power accountable for misleading the American people. We will follow the facts in this case,” Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement." John Sexton at Hat Hair, James Comey Indicted by Grand Jury (Update: Comey: 'I'm Innocent'). Don't all criminals say that? 

🚨“Seismic event!” — Fox News’ @JonathanTurley reacts in real time to Comey Indictments pic.twitter.com/IyMr5onN6A

— TV News Now (@TVNewsNow) September 25, 2025

From Twitchy, Catherine Herridge Thinks THIS Is the (Alleged) Lie That Triggered James Comey’s Indictment and Kash Patel's Statement In the Wake of James Comey's Indictment Is Going to Rattle a LOT of Nerves. FBI Director Kash Patel @FBIDirectorKash, "Today, your FBI took another step in its promise of full accountability. For far too long, previous corrupt leadership and their enablers weaponized federal law enforcement, damaging once proud institutions and severely eroding public trust. Every day, we continue the fight to earn that trust back, and under my leadership, this FBI will confront the problem head-on. Nowhere was this politicization of law enforcement more blatant than during the Russiagate hoax, a disgraceful chapter in history we continue to investigate and expose. Everyone, especially those in positions of power, will be held to account - no matter their perch. No one is above the law." At Althouse, Comey indicted! "The NYT reports." Of course, they make it sound like a bad thing. Roger Stone @RogerJStoneJr "Wait, why isn't COMEY being gagged by the federal judge in his case like I was? In fact, why is he being allowed to turn himself in? Why isn't he subjected to a 6 AM raid on his home by 29 heavily armed FBI agents ?" Quote Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson, "BREAKING: Former FBI Director James Comey responds to his indictment with another hostage video: “We will not live on our knees. I’m innocent. I’m not afraid. Let’s have a trial.”" Also at Althouse, There should be somber professionalism around the wielding of criminal law... "... but it was Comey who, last May, Instagrammed a photo — with shells in the sand in the form of "8647" — and the cavalier caption "Cool shell formation on my beach walk." At the time, Trump said: "He knew exactly what that meant. A child knows what that meant. If you're the FBI director and you don't know what that meant, that meant assassination."" Ace breaks out all caps italic red font and the flaming skull for a Report: A Dozen DOJ Lawyers Have Been Tasked With Investigating George Soros' Donations to Extremist/Terrorist Groups BREAKING: CRIMINAL JAMES COMEY INDICTED FOR PERJURY AND OBSTRUCTION OF CONGRESS. So any trial will be held in NOVA, where Comey video-called his testimony in from. It's a red bastion area, so chances of a conviction are small, but the fact that they got even a grand jury to go along says something. 

Rob Schneider @RobSchneider "Hmmm… January 6th really was the FBI’s guided tour of the Capital Building. I’m sure the Apologies from Democrats will start pouring in… I want those Liberal Tears returned as well!" Quote Mike Benz @MikeBenzCyber, "Holy Shit. 274 FBI agents in the crowd on January 6. More than 250 undercover FBI agents in plainclothes secretly in and around the crowd !!!! And that’s just the FBI, not including the DHS undercovers like the ones setting up Jeremy Brown. FEDSURRECTION !!!" John Solomon and Steve Richards at JTN, FBI Bombshell: 274 agents sent to Capitol for J6, many later complained they were political ‘pawns’ "Hidden for four years, an after-action report on FBI's involvement in Jan. 6 riot found by Director Patel shows dozens of agents feared that the FBI had become "woke" and "liberally biased."" o No Question @DuttJason77196 "The three keys to this are the pipe bomber, Scaffold Commander, and Fence Cutter Bulwark. Amazingly, the FBI has been unable to identify them. "Scaffold Commander" is a nickname given to an unidentified man who was filmed during the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. He was positioned atop scaffolding (built for the upcoming inauguration) on the west side of the building and used a bullhorn to repeatedly direct and encourage rioters to advance forward, fill up the Capitol steps, and enter the building. "Fence Cutter Bulwark" is a nickname (often stylized as #FenceCutterBulwark) given to a man observed during the January 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot. He was videotaped methodically cutting and removing temporary plastic "snow fencing" and pulling up steel fence posts on the west lawn of the Capitol grounds, which allowed the crowd to advance closer to the building unimpeded. This occurred around 12:50 p.m., before former President Donald Trump's speech at the Ellipse had concluded and before most of the rally crowd arrived at the Capitol. The "J6 pipe bomber" refers to an unidentified individual who planted two viable pipe bombs near the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) at 430 South Capitol St. SE and the Republican National Committee (RNC) at 310 First St. SE in Washington, D.C., on the evening of January 5, 2021, between approximately 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. The devices, which contained explosive material but did not detonate, were discovered around 1 p.m. on January 6, 2021, during the Capitol riot, prompting evacuations and diverting law enforcement resources."

Matt Vespa at TownHall thinks Antifa Just Showed Everyone Why Trump Labeled Them a Domestic Terror Group "Antifa agitators are calling for further attacks on Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities, as ICE agents already face an unprecedented wave of left-wing violence. AnarchistNews.org, an anarcho-communist propaganda site popular among antifa militants, issued a call this week instructing “all anarchists across the country” to converge in the streets and “wage a carnival of war against ICE.” “Every fist that hurls a piece of concrete through a bank or an ICE agent’s car window has the potential to ignite a wildfire,” reads the call-to-action."

There's a government shutdown deadline coming on Tuesday, and the usual posturing is occurring. Republicans want a clean continuing resolution to put the problem off for a few more months, and Democrats want more funding for their priorities, like funding NPR and healthcare for illegal aliens attached. Matt Margolis at PJM thinks Trump’s Latest Move to Prevent a Shutdown Is Brilliant. Mass firings of federal people whose jobs are not aligned with Trump's goals. Jeff Charles at TownHall, Democrats Won't Like What Trump Has Planned If They Push for a Government Shutdown. James Varney at RCI, The Obamacare Sweeteners Poisoning Budget Negotiations. Capt. Ed at Hat Hair hears the White House: Nice Swamp Ya Got There, Chuck. Shame If Something Happened to It. "If the budget expires, then there is no statutory requirement to keep agencies and bureaus in operation. Schumer had it right in March, and he's playing into Trump's hands now. The only way to force Trump to operate is to pass the CR while the final budget gets negotiated." Mark Tapscott at Insty, COUNT THE COST FIRST: Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) sees the Democrats writing on the wall – They demand President Trump and Hill GOPers effectively abandon the agenda voters put them in office to carry out, or the Democrats will shut down the federal government come October 1. The Washington Stand reports that Ernst is telling CBO to “score” the actual costs of such a scenario before it comes to be.

Althouse notes "The survey of 1,019 American adults, which was conducted between September 19-21, found that the public trusts Republicans’ plan..." ""... to address crime to the Democrats’ by 20 points (40%-20%), on immigration by 18 points (40%-22%), on foreign conflicts by 12 points (35%-23%), on the economy by 10 points (34%-24%), and on gun control (32%-28%) and political extremism (30%-26%) by four points. Democrats, on the other hand, are better trusted on the environment (37%-23%), women’s rights (38%-25%), healthcare (34%-25%), and respect for democracy (31%-29%)." From "Republicans Mop the Floor With Democrats on the Economy and Immigration in Stunning New Poll" (Mediaite)." NYPo has a Poll shows Democrats STILL unpopular with voters on three major issues. Adam Turner at RedState thinks The House Battle May Come Down to the Issues, Which Is Not Good for the Democrats. At Hat Hair John Sexton wonders Have Democrats Made Any Corrections to Their Losing Formula?, Dave Strom hears Spanberger: 'Let Your Rage Fuel You' and Duane Patterson thinks Democrats and Resistance Media are Fulfilling Isaiah 5:20 In Real Time "Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter." Matt Vespa, Did Hillary Have Another Deplorables Moment...While Trying to Say We Shouldn't Have Those Anymore? Townhall.com @townhallcom, "Hillary Clinton: "We have got to stop demonizing each other... We have got to stop with the finger-pointing and the scapegoating." Also Hillary Clinton: "Most of that right now, in our country’s history, is coming from the right."" Driscoll at Insty, ANALYSIS: TRUE. When You Meet Liberals, They Casually Assume You Share Their Opinions No Matter How Extreme. I've noticed that, too.

From Ace, Surprise! Second Quarter GDP Growth Unexpectedly Revised Upwards from a Solid 3.3% to a Strong 3.8%, "Jerome Powell will take this as a green light to raise interest rates again." Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh, "JUST IN: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says if Zohran Mamdani carries out his socialist plans as mayor, NYC will be BEGGING for a federal bailout - and that he WON'T give it to them. "I guarantee you, and there are not lot of things in life that are sure, that New York City will be coming to the federal government for a bailout if the Mamdani plans are implemented." HOST: Will you give it to them? "Drop dead. Drop dead.""

The Victory Girls see Kamala Harris Book Promotion Is New Cause Of Democrat Angst. She's burning all her bridges. Dan Greenfield at Front Page, Kamala Backtracks on Transgender Men Competing Against Women "I believe we can come up with ways to do this". Nope, you can't satisfy both trans and real women. Leslie Eastman at LI, California Gov. Gavin Newsom Tries Desperately to Ditch Covid Record "Newsom’s track record during the pandemic is rife with failure and hypocrisy." Noah Rothman @NoahCRothman "That’s why he’s staffing up with Clinton and Harris aids who have little experience in Sacramento and doing speaking tours in South Carolina, which has almost no competitive races in 2026. Because he’s sure there won’t be an election. Maybe it’s insurance. Just in case." Quote Kevin Dalton @TheKevinDalton, "“I fear that we will not have an election in 2028. I really mean that.” - Gavin Newsom, denying elections before they even happen."

Something weird is going on at the Pentagon. Streiff at RedState, Panic Seizes Pentagon As Hegseth Calls No-Notice, No-Agenda Meeting of All Generals in Command Billets "There could be any number of purposes for the meeting, but the fact that no agenda has been announced and the senior noncommissioned officer from each command headed by a GOFO has been directed to attend indicates that personnel issues will be one subject under discussion. The lack of an agenda also suggests that something sensitive will be discussed, and Hegseth doesn't want to confront a unified GOFO position, but instead may be seeking ideas. A dark comedy turn would be a lot like Tommy's demise in "Goodfellas". Hegseth has made no secret of his desire to trim the GOFO ranks by 20%. What better way to do that than at a major conference, set up like a Red Cross blood bank, where names are called off a roster and those selected are escorted from the room, under guard, to sign their retirement package?" Sundance at CTH, Secretary Hegseth Calls for All Top Generals and Flag Officers to Attend Meeting at Quantico. WarTranslated @wartranslated "The Washington Post writes that the head of the Pentagon urgently convened hundreds of generals and admirals without naming the reason, which greatly alarmed the U.S. military leadership. It is known that absolutely every general and flag officer is being withdrawn from the Pacific. In the United States and dozens of other countries, about 800 generals and admirals serve simultaneously. In addition, even officials report: "People are very concerned and do not understand the significance of the event.""

Dave Strom hears Marty Makary Explains the Tylenol/Autism Concerns: "There are a number of pathways involved in autism, each of which may be a cause. As we unlock the science behind these different pathways, we arrive at a point in our investigation where there is enough information that should be made available to the public in real time. One finding that we believed rose to that level was the association between prenatal acetaminophen and autism—an association that was affirmed in a Harvard review published four weeks ago. One of the co-authors of the study, the dean of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, said that there is a causal association between prenatal acetaminophen and the neurodevelopmental disorders of ADHD and autism spectrum disorder. When the dean of the Harvard School of Public Health is waving a flag in the air about an expanding epidemic that barely existed a generation ago, an epidemic that affects over two million kids in a way that makes their lives brutal, and we know that most acetaminophen prescribed is unnecessary, do you have a moral obligation to let the public know about this body of research? We felt that we had an obligation to do so. We did not limit the availability of acetaminophen. But we made the information available."

Stacy McCain, Dallas ICE Shooter’s Motive: ‘Terror’ "He’s dead, but his motive is no longer in doubt:" and J.D. Vance on Shooting at Dallas ICE Facility: ‘It Is Time to Stop the Rhetorical Assault on Law Enforcement’. At Hat Hair Kash Patel Provides an Update on the 'Anti-ICE' Shooter (Update), Killer Used ICEblock App to Track ICE Agents and The New Narrative™: The ICE Assassin Was Joking. From Ace, AGAIN: Leftwingers Celebrate Their Latest Assassin While Also Denying He's Part of the Left. At NewsBusters ABC News Practically Blames ICE for Dallas Shooting. Matt Margolis wonders Does CNN Have Blood on Its Hands in Anti-ICE Shooting? John Sexton looks at the funny accounting of left-wing violence that allows them to categorize much of it as something else, The Left-Wing Terrorism That Doesn't Count.

From the Chronic, The Left’s Triple Threat to Free Speech. At OTP, Jim Jordan Celebrates YouTube Ending Conservative Censorship, Calls It A Win For Free Expression. Atop Da Hill, Republicans seek documents from social media platforms after Kirk assassination. Althouse finds "Driven by the belief that liberal tech and media companies have unfairly silenced viewpoints on the right, [Brendan] Carr is working to transform the F.C.C. from a once sleepy agency..." ""... best known for licensing local TV stations and expanding 5G cellular networks into a protector of conservative speech.... Mr. Carr, who became the F.C.C. chairman in January, has argued in recent days that he has been a consistent champion of the First Amendment and said he was helping protect free speech by weighing in on local TV programming decisions that no longer serve the public interest... I'm reading "Brendan Carr Plans to Keep Going After the Media/While 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' returned to ABC on Tuesday, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission has promised to continue his campaign against what he sees as liberal bias in broadcasts" (NYT). I don't trust Carr's judgment (or his ability to articulate the scope of the FCC's power), but I wish his critics would be meticulous about the broadcast media context and the "public interest" limitation imposed on licensees." Tom Knighton at TAW thinks ABC sends the wrong message with Kimmel's return "However, that double standard comes after a leftist nutbar shot up an ABC affiliate in Sacramento, California. He was ostensibly mad about Kimmel being canceled, probably because the thinking was that Trump demanded it. This makes it an act of domestic terrorism. Returning Kimmel to the air, even if the decision had nothing to do with the shooting, just told every leftist in America that violence yields results. In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, that’s not a good look." A Larry video at Hat Hair, MSNBC, CNN Start Fuming at JD Vance: Media Downfall Begins Now?

Concerned Citizen @BGatesIsaPyscho "“You are quite openly Jewish” “If you choose to remain here you will be arrested for breaching the peace” In Sadiq Kahn’s diverse & inclusive London - Police threaten you with arrest just for being Jewish in areas of the City people might take offence to that." At Irons in the Fire, My, isn't London a wonderful place? Where the police will tell you "You're obviously a Jew, so leave or you'll be arrested for breaching the peace." Guy Benson at TownHall Reports: 'Globalize the Intifada' Strikes Inside America. Again. NYPo reports Syracuse students charged with hate crime after pork is tossed in Jewish frat on Rosh Hashana. Try that at the local mosque. 

Beege Welborn at Hat Hair has an uplifting story, 'Well, It's a Man in Women's Outfits and That Ain't Gonna Fly': It Didn't - Rip Curl Crashes. Briefly, one-armed (the other arm was taken by a shark) surfer Bethany Hamilton, was a spokeswoman for Rip Curl until she objected to their taking on a transwoman. The company's revenues have tanked as a result. Dave Strom, Sociologists: Childhood S@xual Innocence Is a Colonialist Fiction. Legal Newsline reports Alexandria schools joins transgender bathroom federal appeal, to keep the boys in girls bathrooms, of course. 

Read this. This is what Arlington Public Schools policy allows, and when parents object, the school board thinks they are the problem. https://t.co/5A7NwBQwq6

— Mary Katharine Ham (@mkhammer) September 25, 2025

The rot is deep in NoVa.

At RCP, Linda McMahon: The Last Education Secretary? Joanne Jacobs is happy that U.S. Ed Dept will fund 'unifying, uplifting' civics, history lessons. 

The Wombat has Rule 5 Sunday: Boots & Bikinis and FMJRA 2.0: Meanwhile At The Catgirl Barrel up and garnering clicks at The Other McCain.