Flotsam and Jetsam - John Bolton's Mustache Indicted

Along with John Bolton, proving once again, the wisdom of the adage about people with houses with ample windows throwing rocks. Despite his relishing the raid on Mar-a-Lago looking for "classified material" it appears he was keeping a considerable stash of his own, and sharing it with friends and family. Fox, Ex-National Security Advisor John Bolton indicted with improper handling of classified documents. News Wax, Former Trump National Security Adviser John Bolton Indicted, CNN Reports. Hat Hair's John Sexton, Grand Jury Indicts John Bolton on 18 Counts. Sundance at CTH, John Bolton Indicted for Mishandling and Sharing Classified Information. "The 26-page indictment is available HERE, and reveals the scale of former National Security Advisor John Bolton’s corrupt behavior in the handling of classified information." PJM's Matt Margolis, John Bolton Indicted, Trump Reacts. Townhall.com @townhallcom, "BREAKING: President Trump just responded to the news that John Bolton has been indicted by a gran jury! "I didn't know that. You're telling me for the first time! I think he's a bad person. Too bad."" Town Hall's Jeff Charles thinks Former Trump Advisor John Bolton Is In Deep Trouble. Shipwreckedcrew counts 70 v. 2 -- Spare Me The Rending of Garments Over President Trump Corrupting The DOJ And "Persecuting His Enemies." "The chart below is a graphic representation of the path of destruction carved by partisan Democrat prosecutors against Pres. Trump and dozens of people whose biggest sin was supporting him." Roger Kimball at Spec World, Trump inherited a weaponized justice system "The President’s vigorous effort to call to account those who waged lawfare against him is a necessary purgative." I think Bolton has a much worse shot at a jury trial than either Jim Comey or Letitia James, both of whom will face Democrat friendly NoVa jury pools. While Bolton became a bit of a hero on the left by betraying Trump, I don't think his support on the left runs very deep. From TNP, Jack Smith Defends Anti-Trump Lawfare Amid Congressional Probe, Possible Indictment.

Fox reports DOJ brings first Antifa-related terrorism charges in Texas ICE attack "FBI Director Kash Patel calls July 4 incident 'planned and coordinated terrorist attack'" At least they didn't sit in the hall of an abortion clinic! From NRO, Two Suspects Indicted on First Antifa-Related Terrorism Charges in Texas ICE Attack. John Sexton at Hat Hair VIP, DOJ Brings First Domestic Terrorism Case Against Antifa (Plus Signs of an Enterprise Investigation). Googly AI says "An Enterprise Investigation is an in-depth, structured inquiry focused on a complete organization or criminal group, rather than just individual actions. Its purpose is to uncover the nature, structure, finances, and full scope of the enterprise's illegal or harmful activities. This approach is used by law enforcement agencies like the FBI for investigating criminal organizations, and by corporations to address internal wrongdoing." At Breitbart, Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent Vows to Hunt Down Funders of Antifa’s Domestic Terrorism. From LifeZette, Trump Launches Major IRS Overhaul, Targets Soros-Linked Political Funding. Silverloch (formerly Bongino), Trump Planning IRS Overhaul to Enable Pursuit of Left-Wing Groups and Donors, Including Soros Empire.

Mary Chastain at LI reports Democrats Vote Down Plan to Pay Troops, Leave for Another Long Weekend "The Democrats also tanked the CR for the tenth time." I&I, Here’s How You Know That Dems Own This Shutdown. At TownHall, Jeff Charles notes Even CNN Is Fed Up With Democrats Over Schumer Shutdown, Matt Vespa hears the RSC Chair Cook Dems, Explains How Schumer Shutdown Is a National Security Concern and Hakeem Jeffries Just Got Some Very Bad News and John Stossel, Shut Down! Do You Care? The shutdown affected me personally yesterday. Band practice with the old crowd at SERC was canceled because they were all on furlough. At Hat Hair, a video, Kent Strang: “This Is the Schumer Shutdown — It’s Time to End Reckless Brinkmanship” and Duane Patterson, A Path to Shut Down Government Shutdowns. Da Caller, Legacy Media Can’t Be Bothered With Shutdown Coverage. Shipwreckedcrew looks at Reductions-In-Force -- Who Knew the Anti-Deficiency Act Could Be Made "Cool"? "The Executive Branch cannot incur obligations for which it has no funding except as expressly authorized by Congress -- and that includes paying the salaries of government workers."

Fox, Trump, Putin plan Hungary meeting on Ukraine war, Zelenskyy to visit White House Friday, "Trump says Hungary talks with Putin aim to ‘bring this inglorious war, between Russia and Ukraine, to an end'" Sundance, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Delivers Remarks After President Trump Call with Russian President Vladimir Putin. From LifeZette, Trump Admin Tells the United Nations and Their ‘Net Zero Fund’ to Kick Rocks. Beege Welborn at Hat Hair sees Green Dregs and Scam Day Continues: Trump and the UN Carbon Tax.  

Sundance hosts President Trump Delivering Healthcare Remarks from the Oval Office. At the Orange County Reg, Trump warns of relocating Olympics from LA, World Cup from Boston.

Driscoll at Insty slight alters NRO's title JAY JONES FEIGNS BEING HAUNTED BY TEXT MESSAGE SCANDAL. Stephen Soucup at Am Great, Jay Jones and the Left’s Ressentiment, "Jay Jones’s vile texts expose more than personal depravity—they reveal the left’s deeper creed: that pain, not principle, is the true engine of political change." Eric Florack at PJM, Consequences: Jay Jones No Longer Leading in Virginia AG Race. Katie Jerkovich at RedState hears A Fired-Up Jason Miyares Shows Jay Jones No Mercy in Virginia Attorney General Debate: 'Disqualified, with several clips. Dave Strom calls it Too Funny: VA Democrats Demand Sears Call for Resignation of Young Republicans, Still Back Jay Jones. Leah Barkoukis at Town Hall, VA Dems Called on Sears to Condemn GOP Group Chat. They Weren't Expecting This Response. Winsome Earle-Sears @winwithwinsome, "Easy, they absolutely must step down. Now it’s your turn, Abigail." The Victory Girls dig into The Young Republican Chat Scandal: Dumb, Disgusting, and Definitely Not the Apocalypse. Mike LaChance at LI, Virginia Democrats Bring in Obama to Endorse Embattled Abigail Spanberger “Oh my, it must be way too close for Democrats’ comfort.” So he implicitly endorses child killing?

Michael Goodwin thinks Zohran Mamdani will finally have to answer for his sickening antisemitism at NYC mayoral debate. Somehow, I doubt it. At Hat Hair videos, Mamdani, AOC, and the Deadliest Trend in America and Dems Revolt Against Chuck Schumer: His Career Might Be Toast and John Sexton, Maine's Mamdami Called Himself a Communist and Said White People Were Racist and Stupid. johnny maga @_johnnymaga, "AOC says "rivers were on fire" because of corporations like Deloitte "pouring chemicals" into waterways. Deloitte is an accounting, consulting, and tax services firm. No idea what she's talking about." Discoll at Insty has a video rich post WAS IT OVER WHEN THE ACCOUNTANTS BOMBED PEARL HARBOR?! What the Hell Happened to the Dems on CNN Last Night? Paul Sperry at RCI, Elizabeth Warren: Leftism For Thee But Not Me. Capitalism has treated her pretty well. At PJM, Chris Queen, Stick a Fork in It, Stacey — the Radical New Georgia Project Is Done. Abrams, there are too many Staceys. News Wax, If Health Insurance Premiums Rise Next Year, Blame Democrats. Pop Times, GOP Odds of Keeping the House Are “Up like a Rocket”: CNN’s Harry Enten. Capt. Ed at Hat Hair calls it Too Dumb to Check: Dems Plot to Oust Fetterman in ... 2028? Stacey Matthews at LI, Fetterman Continues Defying Democrats in Remarks at Kennedy Center Town Hall Event “I grew up, I knew and I love people that voted for President Trump. But they are not fascists. They’re not Nazis. They’re not trying to destroy the Constitution and those things.”

Vicky Taft at PJM reports First Arrests Hint at How Billions in California Homeless $$$ Vanished Without a Trace on Gavin's Watch. Stolen fair and square. At least it wasn't wasted. 

Cutie Pavlich at TownHall hears Clarence Thomas Wreck Another Race Argument at SCOTUS. Althouse cites "But my goal was to push the justice on... whether her preferred legal theory, originalism, can bend and flex in response to prudential and political concerns." ""[Amy Coney] Barrett believes strongly that it shouldn’t, that justices should rule without worrying about public opinion or who happens to be in the White House. But I tend to think real-world politics constantly tests and limits that ideal. So in our conversation, I’m trying to find those limits and the ways in which even justices devoted to the original meaning of the Constitution have to deal with the highly unusual pressures of right now." Writes Ross Douthat in the introduction to his podcast, which is an interview with Amy Coney Barrett — "Amy Coney Barrett Is Looking Beyond the Trump Era."" In setbacks for liberals, Cam at Bearing Arms reports Virginia Judge Tosses State's 'Universal' Background Check Law and News Wax sees a Judge Bars Washington State From Breaking Seal of Confession.

News Wax, Trump Rule Sidelines 6,000 Truckers Over English Tests. Breitbart cites Scott Bessent: Slowed Job Growth Is Due to 2 Million Deportations; Americans Are ‘Doing Quite Well’ Getting Jobs "In addition to fewer illegal migrants, Bessent said job growth has slowed due to the reduction in “bloated” federal jobs."

Victory Girls, Media To Pentagon: We Demand Right To Leak Classified Intel! Jonathan Karl @jonkarl, "The journalists who cover the Pentagon had to choose today between signing a pledge that would make it impossible to do independent journalism and turning in their Pentagon press badges. Almost all of them turned in their badges and left the building." Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius, "Dear Jon: Hi, my name is Cynical Publius. While you may know me from X, I am also a sometimes-published commentator on matters of importance. In fact, you may recall my work in The Federalist during the 2024 election revealing Tim Walz' military cowardice. I'm pretty proud of that piece, and I think it was important. So anyways, I'm working on a new news piece that explains how ABC News is a vile, degraded, evil cesspool of misinformation, disinformation and all-around Josef Goebbels-style propagandism, all motivated by a love of authoritarianism and a hatred of freedom and liberty, and staffed solely by midwit lobotomite narcissist liar journotards who view themselves as some sort of enlightened saviors when in reality they are amongst the most vile, lying filth ever to roam the Earth since the days of the dinosaurs. In working on this story, I demand that you grant me complete and unfettered access to ABC News HQs in NYC and Washington DC, that I be allowed such access 24/7/365, that all ABC News executives and reporters be required to truthfully answer all of my questions whenever and however I ask them, and that I can make up anonymous quotes based on my insider access. Deal? If you deny my request, you hate freedom of the press and the First Amendment and I will make a spectacle of myself walking through your lobby holding a cardboard box. Please DM me with information on my new access badges. kthxbai Your Pal, Cynical Publius." Matt Vespa sees CBS News' Bari Weiss Just Made Her First Termination as New Editor in Chief. "The head of CBS News’ standards and practices unit — who presided over some of the network’s recent controversial, woke reporting — is out as new boss Bari Weiss looks to bring more balance to the left-leaning network. Claudia Milne, who ran the division responsible for the moral, ethical and legal implications of CBS programming, is the first senior executive to leave the network since Weiss arrived as editor in chief earlier this month."

Melissa Fabello says Yes, Taylor Swift is racist—just not the kind you think she is. "But this is all part of the problem: Taylor Swift is just your average liberal white woman." At RCP, The Free Market May Sack Kimmel Again. Mark Judge (remember him) at Hat Hair, 'After the Hunt': A Hollywood Mea Culpa for Kavanaugh? Victory Girls hear Amanda Marcotte Loses It Over TPUSA’s Halftime Show. "Turning Point USA wants to host an alternative halftime show, not cancel the original. It is called choice. Something the Left usually claims to support. For a crowd that never stops shouting about freedom, the Left sure hates it when anyone else uses it. They tell us to make our own culture, then scream when we actually do." Dave Strom, Segregation Is Back, With a Twist: Washington Free Beacon @FreeBeacon, "NEW: Several Minneapolis public high schools offer courses on “BLACK Culture” and prohibit white and Asian students from enrolling. Course catalogs at institutions like South High School, Minneapolis’s oldest and largest public high school, indicate the courses “BLACK Culture – Building Lives Acquiring Cultural Knowledge” and “BLACK Culture – Building Lives Acquiring Cultural Knowledge (Queens)” are open only to “black male students” and “black female students,” respectively. That’s almost certainly illegal, civil rights attorneys told the Free Beacon."

Cathy Salgado at PJM,  Dem State Rep. to Lead Creepy ‘All Ages’ Pride Event, Now Looking for a New Venue.

Lotsa links at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 10.16.25 (Morning Edition). The Wombat has Rule 5 Sunday: Terrain Features Part II and FMJRA 2.0: No Joy At Fenway at the usual time and place.