Flotsam and Jetsam - Washington DC Resents Being Cleaned Up

From PM, a video, Trump Really Has Cleaned Up D.C. – Will They Thank Him?!. No, Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh, " UPDATE: Liberals are now complaining that President Trump has made Washington DC *TOO* safe, with one reporting that Lincoln Park was filled with families, kids on scooters, and kids playing on the sidewalk - along with the National Guard. "Not great, tbh."" Yucky little kids in their city! WokeSpy is onto JB Pritzker Lets It Slip Why He’s Worried About Trump’s Crime Crackdown in Chicago. Inhibiting illegals from going to the polls. Mickey Kaus @kausmickey, "You'd think a 2-bylined piece in the @Atlantic on the National Guard deployment in DC would have at least a paragraph, or a sentence, assessing the overall stats on crime in DC after Guard's arrival. You would be wrong. Why confront the main issue when you can do snark and color?" Quote Ashley Parker @AshleyRParker, "The sudden appearance of the National Guard in D.C. brings w/ it an absurdist sheen—their tasks quotidian (“beautification”), their backdrops farcical (a Dupont Circle Krispy Kreme), their very presence sitcom-esque (as if lifted from an episode of Veep). https://theatlantic.com/politics/archi."

OTP highlights a poll, College-Age Voters Now Favor GOP By 12 Points. Scott Pinsker sees The Canaries in the Coalmine: In Just 63 Days, We’ll Know If the GOP Will Win the 2026 Midterms. Virginia and New Jersey. At LifeZette, Black BET Billionaire Donor Stuns Democrats, Gives $500K to Winsome Earle-Sears. Mediaite, Jerry Nadler to Retire From Congress: ‘Watching the Biden Thing’ Made Me Think ‘About the Necessity for Generational Change’. Sundance at CTH, The Penguin Quits – Fast Action Needed. There goes half of Greg Gutfeld's schtick. Sarah Hoyr at Insty thinks THIS IS WILDLY FLATTERING. THEY’RE ACTUALLY A DUMPSTER FIRE FLOATING ON A RIVER OF SEWAGE: Democratic 2028 Presidential Contenders: A Clown Car of Candidates . WaT, Momentum builds for congressional redistricting in GOP-led states. From RCP, Stephen Miller says Single Greatest Abuse Of Voting In Any Democracy In The World Is The Democrat Party's Policy Of Mail-In Ballots.

From JTN, Charlotte Hazard reports Congress to take up second Big Beautiful Bill, defense spending after summer break: key lawmakers, "Republicans in the House and Senate will be looking for ways to advance President Donald Trump's agenda with a narrow majority" and As summer ends, budget battles and investigations await. "If Congress is unable to pass all of the appropriations bills by the end of September, it will likely pass a continuing resolution."

Ars Technica whines CDC spiraled into chaos this week. Here’s where things stand. Jen O'Connell at RedState hears The Senate Is Out for Robert Kennedy Over Monarez Firing, CDC Resignations. From Pop Times, Donald Trump Calls on Drug Companies to Release COVID Vaccine Data. Sundance hears A Remarkable Message from President Trump as He Questions COVID-19 Vaccine Efficacy. At ET, Trump Signs Order Barring Federal Funding to Schools With COVID Vaccine Mandates, "Trump campaigned on not giving ‘one penny to any school that has a [COVID] vaccine mandate or a mask mandate.’" Dave Strom at Hat Hair, The Left Glories in Insulting and Suppressing Ordinary Americans. Jeffrey A Tucker @jeffreyatucker "During the Covid years, it seemed as if the CDC was being run by sadistic Satantists. It turns out that the CDC was actually being run by sadistic Satanists." Quote Clayton J Baker MD @cjbakermd "This is one of the “dedicated public health experts” who just resigned from the CDC. Drain the swamp indeed."

Fox Bus hears Bessent warns 'all options are on the table' for Russia sanctions. Sundance, Chancellor Friedrich Merz Says He’s Now Planning for a Long War in Ukraine. JTN, Pentagon to build new task force to counter drone threats "Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Department of Defense wants to address the growing threat and to improve its systems to protect people and equipment at home and overseas." At PJM, Stephen Kruiser has hopes Trump Might End Hugo Chávez's Posthumous Reign of Error in Venezuela. WaEx, Trump says India has offered to cut its tariffs on the US ‘to nothing’. PM, NEW: Trump says India offering to cut all tariffs in US trade agreement "India has "now offered to cut their Tariffs to nothing," Trump said, but indicated "it's getting late." The problem is that they buy next to nothing from the US. Insty, TRUMP’S TARIFFS ARE GOING TO BACKFIRE, YOU GUYS: Financelot @FinanceLancelot, "BREAKING: Ontario banned U.S. alcohol sales in April. Today Canadian Crown Royal bottler announced it's shutting down its Ontario plant and moving operations to the U.S."

At OTP, President Trump To Award Rudy Giuliani The Presidential Medal Of Freedom. That seems appropriate, and it will piss off Dems, which is a bonus. Fox News @FoxNews "'WE CAUGHT THEM': President Trump says a subcontractor made a "huge gash" in the Rose Garden limestone with a broken steel cart and will be charged for replacing it."

From ET, Federal Judge Blocks Deportation of Unaccompanied Guatemalan Children. Can't return them to their parents. There are crops to pick! and White House ‘Very Optimistic’ Supreme Court Will Strike Down Tariff Ruling, Navarro Says. Sundance hosts Peter Navarro Discussing Stakes with Upcoming Supreme Court Review of IEEPA Tariffs. At Da Caller, Here’s How Trump’s Judicial Nominees Are Stacking Up So Far, "“I really do not see much difference between the caliber of nominees in Trump 1.0 and Trump 2.0,” South Texas College of Law Houston professor Josh Blackman told the DCNF."

ET, Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller Diagnosed With Parkinson’s Disease, "Mueller received his Parkinson’s diagnosis in 2021, his family said." Sundance, Robert Mueller Has Parkinsons Disease – Congress Drops Subpoena.

NYPo hears Rosie O’Donnell apologize for calling trans Minneapolis Catholic school shooter a MAGA supporter: ‘I messed up.’  Shooting News Week opines People on Antipsychotics Should Have Their Gun Rights Paused.

Matt Vespa is amused when CNN's Top Legal Analyst Just Obliterated Fed Governor's Legal Narrative on Mortgage Fiasco. From the Victory Girls, We Aren’t Supposed To Notice Ilhan Omar’s Fishy Finances. At TownHall, Kurt Schlichter says Dems, Please Cry More About the New Rules. "The prosecutions of Letitia James and Adam Schiff, which are totally coming, will be glorious. They’re both particularly obnoxious creatures whose existence was made possible by a rotten establishment and a craven regime media."

The Peacock whines Kristi Noem confirms plan to expand ICE operations in major cities. "The DHS secretary made the comments after Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson threatened legal action against any surge of federal law enforcement or National Guard troops in the city." Sarah Arnold proud to report Trump’s Enforcement Measures Drastically Reduce Illegal Alien Deaths in Eagle Pass. If they don't cross the River, they can't drown. Ward Clarke at RedState sees Monumental Media Malpractice: CBS Deceptively Edits Sec. Kristi Noem Interview. WaEx, Noem trashes CBS for ‘shamefully’ removing information critical of Abrego Garcia from interview. Dave Strom, Is It Accurate to Say 'PsyOp?' Yes.

From OutKick, Another California Girls HS Volleyball Team Forfeits Against Jurupa Valley, Trans Athlete "After thoughtful discussions, our student-athletes had with the coaching staff, it was decided to cancel our upcoming Girls’ Varsity volleyball match against Jurupa Valley High School," the statement from a school spokesperson said. "This decision was made in conjunction with the athletic directors at both Orange Vista and Jurupa Valley. Our priority is always the well-being of our students. We are proud of our athletes for bringing their thoughts forward and for supporting one another to make this a team decision."

The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Morning Glory Milking Farm up and garnering clicks at The Other McCain.

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