Saturday, October 11, 2025

Flotsam and Jetsam - Federal Firings Begin

Well, they FA, now it's FO time. Cathy Salgado at PJM, BREAKING: Mass Federal Layoffs Begin. At the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 10.10.25 (Afternoon Edition), Louder With Crowder: Purple-haired congresswoman tries using the Bible to shame Mike Johnson over the shutdown, and at In The Mailbox: 10.10.25 (Evening Edition), EBL, FEDERAL WORKER RIF LAYOFFS BEGIN . Althouse, "I’m not sure that winning the shutdown is a thing that matters. And I’m not sure that polling tells us very much about it.", "Says the poll analyst Nate Silver — in "'Democrats Fumbled This a Bit’: 3 Writers Assess Where We Are With the Shutdown" (NYT) — making me assume the Democrats are losing ground in the polls."

At PJM, Sarah Anderson reports Venezuela's 'Iron Lady' Dedicates Nobel Prize to Trump As Maduro's Death Rattle Gets Louder and Scott Pinsker sees The Upside of Losing: Why NOT Winning the Nobel Peace Prize Is One of Donald Trump’s Greatest Victories. Meanwhile the ceasefire in Gaza continues, as Israel retreats to the agreed boundaries, and we wait to see if Hamas honors the bargain by releasing all the hostages. Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, Too Biden to Check: Politburo Rejected Hostage Deal a Year Ago?

Natalia Mittelstadt at JTN, Dershowitz says he will campaign for GOP in 2026 midterms: 'Totally frightened' if Dems gain control "“It’s left-wing McCarthyism,” Alan Dershowitz said."

Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius "RE: The Letitia James Indictment Honestly, I think this may be the most important thing that Trump 45 or Trump 47 has accomplished thus far. It may have reset us to the baseline of comity. You see, for many years now Democrats have believed that they could do basically whatever they wanted to Republicans, whilst Republicans were still bound by the Old Rules of comity and respect. Those were the New Rules. (Hat tip, Kurt Schlichter.). They thought we would never adopt the New Rules. We did. . . ." At Althouse, "James Indictment Mirrors Her Civil Case Against Trump in Miniature.", "NYT headline. It's "miniature" because the alleged fraud is over a much smaller amount, $18,933 as opposed to "millions." But the stakes are high — if convicted, Ms. James faces the possibility of decades in prison...." PJM's Matt Margolis wants you to Guess Who Letitia James Hired As Her Lawyer. Sarah Hoyt at Insty, SHE WAS DOING THE DEMOCRAT AG’S ASSOC. DIRTY WORK, IT’S ONLY FAIR THEY PAY HER LEGAL FEES: Besides the money is going to democrat lawyers who will recycle it back as donations: "How indicted NY AG Letitia James will pay for her legal defense — which could cost up to $10M: experts. Zohran Mamdani joins NYC Dems in left-wing love fest as they fiercely defend indicted AG Letitia James. AOC pleads with supporters to ‘rush’ donations to NY AG Letitia James after federal indictment." VodkaPundit at Insty, IT’S (D)IFFERENT NOW BECAUSE REASONS: "Washington Post Suddenly Decides Prosecuting Political Enemies is a Bad Idea. “After eight years of cheering on Trump lawfare as the saving of the republic, the Washington Post has suddenly decided that prosecuting your political opponents is a bad idea. Much like the sudden calls for unity after Butler and Charlie Kirk’s assassination, there’s every reason to be skeptical of these rapid and rapidly passing revelations. But it does show what it takes to even begin to break through the fanatical mindset that led to the Mueller and Jack Smith vendettas.” Related: “James charged Trump with nonsense; Trump charged James with a verifiable crime.”" At RedState Nick Arama warns Prepare for Another Leftist Meltdown: Report That John Bolton May Be Charged As Early As Next Week

Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson, "An individual has been arrested for threatening to kill my wife, my four children, and me. He sent a letter to my home saying he hated our views and wanted us dead. He is being charged federally and faces prison time. I want to thank President Trump, AG Pam Bondi, and the Department of Justice for immediately acting and saving my family. We are forever grateful. . . " Vicky Taft at PJM, West Coast, Messed Coast™ — Antifa Gaslighters ACTIVATE! From Driscoll at Insty, THE JOURNOLIST* IS HOPPING: Matt Walsh at Da Wire, It’s Time To Crush The Leftist Insurrection Once And For All, "Democrats are daring the administration to invoke the constitutional response to their lawlessness." Insty at his substack explains The Insurrection Act, "A short guide to President Trump's options."




More links from the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 10.10.25 (Afternoon Edition) and In The Mailbox: 10.10.25 (Evening Edition), but I have to get ready for a soccer game.  Linked at The Pirate's Cove in the weekly Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup and links. 

The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: No Joy At Fenway at the usual time and place.


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