Flotsam and Jetsam - Trump Siced Seal Team Six on the Norks?

Streiff at RedState hears a Classified Navy SEAL Mission Leaked to Damage President Trump Harms National Security Instead. Capt. Ed at Hat Hair reads the NYT, and has his doubts, Trump Sent SEAL Team 6 Into ... North Korea? "Why are people talking about it now? The NYT says they have "two dozen" sources for the story, including Trump I officials along with military and civilian (read: intel) sources. It seems very odd that this didn't leak until now, given that Trump was out of office for four years in between. And that makes me question the motive as well as the timing." Wow, just like the TV series.

The Pop Times cite Marco Rubio: Trump Will ‘Wage War’ on Cartels After Deadly U.S. Strike. From Twitchy, SMOKED! Pete Hegseth Drops Some Truth About Wiping Out Narco-Terrorists and The Daily Beast Can't Deal Fox News@FoxNews, ""I'd say we smoked a drug boat and there's 11 narco-terrorists at the bottom of the ocean — and when other people try to do that, they're gonna meet the same fate." Pete Hegseth said the U.S. military had the "absolute" authority to strike a Venezuelan boat carrying nearly a dozen suspected Tren de Aragua gang members in the southern Caribbean Sea." The Daily Beast @thedailybeast "Pete Hegseth told reporters that the United States has “absolute and complete authority” to kill suspected drug smugglers in “defense of the American people.”" At Breitbart, Pentagon Says Venezuelan Aircraft Flew Near U.S. Naval Vessel in the Caribbean. FAFO. From Com Def, America’s Military Identity Shifts Back to Its Historic Roots, adopting the name War Department. Which won't stick unless Congress agrees.Sundance at CTH, President Trump Likely to Nominate Lt Gen William Joseph “Joe” Hartman as Head of NSA and U.S. Cyber Command and Prime Minister Mark Carney Announces Canadian Troops Will Be on Ground in Ukraine.

From Fox Bus, Trump Fed nominee vows independence, unpaid leave from White House if Senate confirms him "Democrat argues that Stephen Miran's 'independence has already been seriously compromised.'" TNP hears RFK: CDC Director Was Fired for Admitting She Could Not Be Trusted. “I told her she had to resign because I asked her, ‘Are you a trustworthy person?’ and she said, ‘No.'” TrashPanda, sees Stephen Colbert Melts Down After Trump Threatens Chicago With National Guard. His meltdown occurred long ago, when Trump won.

Matt Margolis at PJM hears Damning New Evidence Emerges in Biden Autopen Scandal and There’s a New Biden Autopen Scandal Bombshell, and It Involves Kamala "A particularly damning February 2024 memo from Biden’s White House Counsel’s office noted that while Biden had previously asked to discuss pardon candidates personally, the process had shifted to the point where “the Vice President’s approval was sufficient to obtain his approval.”" Duane Patterson at Hat Hair, Somehow, the Biden Autopen Scandal Gets Even Worse. Ace, Revealed: Emails Showed that White House Staffers Scrambled to Find a Justification for Printing Up "Pardons" the "President" Didn't Even Know About. "Unfortunately, the one pardon he signed was for Hunter. But the rest might be challenged. (Though I have no idea how that would work.)" Ace cites Jerry Dunleavy/JustTheNews: Disgraced, Jailed FBI Agent Who Leaked Critical Information to... CEFC, the ChiCom Front Company That Was Paying Off Hunter Biden and "The Big Guy," "Treason."

At Da Fed, Beth Brelje cites Minneapolis Dems: We Know Our Election Was Rigged But Let’s Keep The Results Anyway and MD Kittle notes Maine’s ‘Reckless’ Secretary Of State Admits ‘Some’ Noncitizens Are On State’s Voter Rolls, but not many, swearsies!

Oilfield Rando @Oilfield_Rando "Jon Ossoff must explain why his foreign investors were employing 500 illegal laborers, including Korean nationals." Quote Ossoff's Office @SenOssoff, "Last month, Sen. Ossoff led his second economic delegation to South Korea to attract additional investments in Georgia. Tonight, LG Energy Solution and Hyundai are investing $4.3 BILLION to create a new, 3,000-job EV battery manufacturing plant in Georgia." Driscoll at Insty, has a DISPATCH FROM THE ICE FLOE: “She’s missing stuff:” Eleanor Holmes Norton’s colleagues see signs of decline. "What we’re hearing: “She’s missing stuff,” a senior House Democrat said of Norton’s apparent decline, telling Axios that Democratic leadership’s deliberations about her potential reelection bid are “delicate.”" Alpha News, Fraud committee chair says federal government may expand audit of Minnesota, "Rep. Kristin Robbins said she was informed that a federal audit of the state's Medicaid-funded autism therapy services is already underway and the investigation may expand."

Brooke Singman at Fox, DOJ task force finds 'numerous instances' of anti-Christian government bias under Biden, "The Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias is chaired by Attorney General Pam Bondi." Drew Berquist sees a CNN Panelist Suggests Democrats Could Use National Guard to Confiscate Your Guns, Jonah Goldberg.

At LifeZette, List of Items FBI Confiscated From John Bolton’s House During Raid Revealed. There should be photo of some papers in folders labeled "Top Secret." At Sundance's CTH, Details of Bolton Search Warrant Revealed as Warrant is Unsealed, Catherine Herridge Uploads, Then Deletes, Exclusive Release From FBI (Kash) Showing FBI Docs “Flynn Timeline”, "Something odd is going on with this," and Mr. President, Tear Down These Walls.

NYPo, Minneapolis gunman Robin Westman blamed massacre on mom warning him not to change gender — and discouraged people from letting their kids transition. Hat Hair's Dave Strom insists It's Mental Illness: Annunciation Shooter's 'Girlfriend' Was a Furry. THE OCpatriot™ @OCpatriot_ "Minneapolis shooter dude who hated himself and thus tried to identify as female dated a female that hates herself and tried to identify as a cat. Re-open the asylums."

Tom Knighton is astonished by the twisting of words by the DC Appeals Court: Adults Under 21 Are Covered by Second Amendment, But Can't Have Guns. DC News Now, ‘They need to be made accountable’: Two 17-year-olds arrested, another teen sought in deadly DC shooting of Congressional intern.

Fox 5, Kilmar Abrego Garcia to be deported to African nation of Eswatini: report, formerly Swaziland. Twitchy, Eswatini Bound: ICE Informs Kilmar Abrego Garcia He Will Soon 'Deport' to Bless the Rains Down in Africa. But he doesn't speak Swahili! But then, he doesn't speak English well either.

At TownHall Matt Vespa thinks The Timing When ICE Will Ramp Up Deportation Operations in Chicago Is Perfect. "The increased deportation operations under ICE are set to start on Saturday, when the city will be hosting a series of events commemorating Mexican Independence Day (via ABC7 Chicago)."

Real News Éire @real_eire, "Graham Linehan isn’t backing down. This is him on his way to court." The Telegraph, cited by YaHoo reports the Graham Linehan accuser ‘is disgraced transgender police officer’. Breitbart, ‘Dystopian Clown Show’ — Graham Linehan Considering Lawsuit Against London Police over Trans Tweets Arrest, Robby Soave at Reason, Graham Linehan's Speech Must Be Defended "The Irish comedian's arrest by British authorities is an outrage." Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, "I wonder if Elon Musk is getting involved in this case. At one point, he personally pledged to fund the defense of anyone who got prosecuted for their POV on X/Twitter, although I do believe he was specific about it being in the US. It still is an opportunity for Musk to push hard against the forces trying to shut him up in the UK and elsewhere." At Spiked, Graham Linehan’s arrest shows we need a UK First Amendment, "Unless we have robust protections for free speech, the thoughtpolice will continue to run amok." Alice Smith @TheAliceSmith, "The UK government is arresting comedians and pepper spraying children but what makes the left furious is that Nigel Farage is reporting these facts in the US." Greg Lukianoff and Adam Goldstein at The Eternally Radical Idea, Yes, the UK really is that bad for free speech. Ace, Europe Bans Michael Shellenberger's Public Substack Because It Revealed French President Macron's Illegal Efforts to Suppress Speech That Undermines His Lies, "Yesterday, I noted that Michael Shellenberger's excellent Public substack reported on the French Twitter Files (Les Dossiers Francais du Twitter), exposing Macron's pressure on Twitter to stop allowing posts that undermined his false claims." At Althouse, "This was not a case of we say tomayto, you say tomahto. This was we say tomato, while you cannot say anything these days because of the EU and its rules..." Steven Barrett @SBarrettBar "She knew And did nothing," Quote Don Keith @RealDonKeith, "A Shocking Admission: Jess Phillips, the Minister for Safeguarding Girls, has now admitted in Parliament that she had prior knowledge of young girls being raped by police officers in grooming gangs: “I would be lying if I said that over the years I have not met girls who talked to me about how police were part of the perpetration, not just the cover-up.” This is the same Jess Phillips that campaigned against a national inquiry into grooming gangs." The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee "British Authorities Warn There Is A Man Loose On The Streets Threatening To Share An Opinion https://buff.ly/2ciOo5t"

Dan McLaughlin at NRO, CBS Is Rethinking Its Life Choices. "It is rumored that Paramount head David Ellison is bidding to not only acquire the Free Press from Bari Weiss but also give her — heretofore a Wall Street Journal and New York Times editor and entrepreneur — a leading role at CBS News. CBS TV, radio, and web staff are said to be “apoplectic” over the possibility of an outsider’s leading their cozy, conventionally left-leaning legacy institution." Capt. Ed wants to know Could Bari Unbury CBS News? Ace, Reports Paramount -- the New Owner of CBS -- Is Close to Buying Bari Weiss' Free Press for As Much as $200 Million, and Giving Weiss a Supervisory Position Over CBS "News" Itself, "Dylan Byers reports that the deal, while not yet signed, is on "the 1-yard line."" Matt Vespa, CBS News Staffers on the Verge of Revolt If This Person Is Hired. CBS staffers are revolting. Capt. Ed has Must See-BS: Dueling Norahs on SCOTUS Interviews.  

Spot the difference between Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's interview with CBS's Norah O'Donnell and Justice Amy Coney Barrett's interview with Norah O'Donnell.

WATCH: pic.twitter.com/LgNlF9Inmq

— Conservative War Machine (@WarMachineRR) September 4, 2025

Matt Whitlock @mattdizwhitlock, "After watching this a dozen times.. YES it's wild that Norah O'Donnell treats Justice Barrett like a terrorist. But ... she also talks to Justice Jackson like a 4-year-old special needs child." Hat Hair's John Sexton hears CBS Announces a New Policy for Editing Interviews After Sec. Noem Complains. "CBS News’ “Face the Nation” will no longer edit taped interviews after U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem complained about how her remarks were cut in her last appearance on the Washington-based program. The news division said Friday that the Sunday show moderated by Margaret Brennan will only present interviews live or “live to tape” in which no edits are made. Exceptions will be made when classified national security information is inadvertently stated or language is used that violates Federal Communications Commission broadcast standards."

The Wrap, PBS Slashes 15% of Staff After $500 Million Federal Funding Cuts "The broadcaster says the layoffs would eliminate 100 positions, including 34 immediate layoffs." I guess they need some of that Federal money after all. From the Free Bacon, 'Normalizes Antisemitism, Reinforces Bigotry, and Launders Terror': New Yorker Invites Anti-Semitic Streamer to Annual Festival, Prompting ADL Rebuke, "Influencer Hasan Piker has defended Hamas's October 7 terrorist attack and said 'America deserved 9/11'" At Tablet, Wiki Wars "As Hamas terrorists are being vanquished in Gaza, a group of radical editors is succeeding in redefining Zionism as racism on the world’s leading online encyclopedia. Congress is investigating if it’s a foreign op." Nat Silver at the Silver Bulletin, What is Blueskyism? And why is it so toxic for political persuasion?

Stephen Kruiser at PJM, sees the Unhinged Trans Mob Loons Just Won't Give It a Rest. Driscoll at Insty hears JIM GERAGHTY: Malcolm Gladwell Reaches His Tipping Point on Trans Athletes. "‘Near Unanimity in the Room that Trans Athletes Have No Place in in the Female Category’ It’s rather amazing what can be said out loud, into a microphone, once the political winds change. Malcolm Gladwell is a staff writer for the New Yorker and one of those rare authors who shaped his own oft-imitated genre. Starting with The Tipping Point, Gladwell used recent academic research to coin phrases and introduce concepts in psychology and sociology into popular culture. (How many people knew he started at the American Spectator?)" JK Rowling is unimpressed with his conversion, J.K. Rowling @jk_rowling, "Gladwell’s career wouldn’t have been destroyed if he’d spoken out against the glaring unfairness, not to mention dangers, of allowing men to compete in women’s sport. He’d have faced loss of approval from the cultural elite and received activist blowback, and even that wouldn’t have come with the tsunami of death and rape threats women face when they speak. . . " From Calling all Rushbabes, If Washington parents thought yesterday’s post was alarming, just wait until you see today’s. LGBTQRSTUVUXYZ instruction from Kindergarten on, no opting out. Jim Walsh @JimWalshLD19 "This policy is illegal. Clearly violates the US Supreme Court's recent ruling in "Mahmoud v. Taylor." Link to the ruling below. This policy is also pathetic. The "California & New York do it too" excuse shows Seattle leftists are followers, not "leaders."" At Da Blaze, Van Jones admits the woke era has gone too far.

Lotsa links left at The Wombat's In The Mailbox: 09.05.25 (Afternoon Edition) and In The Mailbox: 09.05.25 (Evening Edition), but I have a soccer game to get to. Linked at The Pirate's Cove in the weekly Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup and links.  The Wombat has posted FMJRA 2.0: Cramming For The Draft at the usual time and place.