Flotsam and Jetsam - No Kings Today

The Free Bacon reports Bernie Sanders, Chris Murphy To Headline ‘No Kings’ Rally With Activist Who Defended Hamas Attack, Cheered Trump Assassination Attempt, "Afeni Evans frequently denigrates 'Amerikkka' and expressed her desire for 'the west' to 'fall'." At Twitchy, Got Our Hands on Some Chants the Mouth-Breathers Will be Using on 'No Kings Day' and Talk About HILARIOUS.

AP whines Trump warns Hamas ‘we will have no choice but to go in and kill them’ if bloodshed persists in Gaza. Spoiler, it will. And the Israelis will have no choice but to continue to clean house. From Althouse, "Enough blood has been shed, with property lines being defined by War and Guts. They should stop where they are." "Said President Trump, quoted in "Trump urges armistice at current battle lines in Ukraine after Zelensky meeting/The president said he wants both sides to stop where they are. Zelensky signaled openness to such a ceasefire as a starting point to talks" (WaPo)(free-access link)." And, "[Maduro] has offered everything. He's offered everything. You're right. You know why? Because he doesn't want to fuck around with the United States." Streiff at RedState, 'He Looked Like a Deer in the Headlights': Trump Lowers the Boom As US Defeats China-Backed UN Tax Scheme.

Jack @jackunheard, "BREAKING: The U.S. posted a massive $198 BILLION surplus in September — the largest September surplus on record, according to Scott Bessent. “September’s monthly surplus of $198 billion was the largest surplus of any September on record and 147% higher than last year.”" At Da Caller, Trump Admin Fires Entire Agency In One Swift Move Amid Schumer Shutdown the Community Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI). "The CDFI fund claims to “expand economic opportunity for underserved people and communities by supporting the growth and capacity” of financial institutions, but critics have argued the agency has drifted from its mission and become politicized." From Ace, Tricolor Auto Failure Follow-up: JPMorgan Takes a $170 Million Hit; Trump Disbands the Government’s DEI Agency that Was Involved "The federal government under President Biden had given its seal of approval to Tricolor and its securities, certifying them as “social bonds” under the US Treasury’s CDFI program (“Community Development Financial Institution Fund”), because Tricolor’s customer base was “underserved communities,” primarily Spanish-speaking non-citizens." TCW, Maybe Trump actually knows what he’s doing . . .

At TownHall, Dimitri Bolt reports This Top Democrat Just Hit Karoline Leavitt With Vicious Personal Attacks Dime store Obama Juan Jeffries "You've got Karoline Leavitt, who's sick. She's out of control. And I'm not sure whether she's just demented, ignorant, a stone-cold liar, or all of the above," Jeffries said." and Amy Curtis says Karoline Leavitt Fires Back at Hakeem Jeffries and She Brings the Receipts. Karoline Leavitt @PressSec, "Hakeem Jeffries and the Democrats are lashing out because they know what I said is true. The Democrat Party's elected officials absolutely cater to pro-Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens, and violent criminals. House Democrats voted against a resolution condemning Hamas following the horrific October 7th terrorist attacks, and Democrats cheered on pro-Hamas radicals while they hijacked America’s college campuses and harassed Jewish students. Democrats opened our borders and allowed tens of millions of illegal aliens into our country over the past four years, including rapists and murderers, because they view them as future voters. Democrats coddle violent criminals and support soft-on-crime policies like cashless bail that let violent offenders back on the streets to hurt law-abiding citizens. Democrats do NOT serve the interests of the American people. . . " at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 10.17.25 (Afternoon Edition) Twitchy, Hakeem Jeffries Is Very Upset For Katherine Leavitt For Pointing Out Who The Dems Prioritize, At PJM Scott Pinsker wonders Did JD Vance Just Set the Ultimate ‘No Kings’ PR Trap for the Dems? JD Vance @JDVance, "A friend shared these truly disturbing messages from a Young Republican group chat. The group's leader "genuinely" calls for murdering the children of his political opponents. Oh wait, actually this is from Jay Jones, the Democrat running for Attorney General in Virginia." At Althouse, "Guys. No one believes you on here." "The White House joins Bluesky. The results are predictable." At the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 10.17.25 (Evening Edition), Twitchy: Trump White House Joins BlueSky With Epic Trolling Video.

Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist@DeAngelisCorey, "Wait. This is big news, if true, @rweingarten. Your union contributed to Jay Jones but then pulled the contribution?" Quote Jake Altman @TradeUnionJake, "AFT President Randi Weingarten confirmed that AFT never endorsed Jay Jones and pulled its contribution. Credit to AFT and Weingarten." PJM's Matt Margolis is late to the party, Debate Disaster: Jay Jones Crashes and Burns. Minnesota Department of Human Service Employees @Minnesota_DHS, "We personally know Tim Walz as some of us work with him directly. What we can say, Tim Walz THRIVES on creating a hateful, divisive and hostile environment. His eyes light up with crazed enthusiasm when he attacks/criticizes his perceived opponents. Staff are fearful of him and his “nice guy” image is a facade. Behind closed doors, he is a terrifyingly incompetent clown who will bulldoze anyone who dares to question him. #Hostile #IncompetentGovernment" Matt Van Swol @matt_vanswol, "#BREAKING: Popular Democrat homeless activist in Charlotte NC, Cedric Dean, has just been raided by the FBI for allegedly: "Running a $14.5 MILLION DOLLAR health care fraud scheme by taking advantage of the homeless and submitting false claims to Medicaid...""

Ace, Plot Twist: Another Member of "Big Tish's" Family of Butch Criminals Is a Fugitive "We already read that one of the grand-nieces ensconced in Big Tish's fraudulently-obtained properties is a criminal absconder with open warrants in another jurisdiction. Now we find out the other family member living at one of Big Tish's many grifter-pads is a felon who lied on her gun purchase application, Hunter-Biden-style" and Kash Patel Files First-Ever Terrorism Charges Against Two Antifa Men Plus: John Bolton Surrenders Himself for Arrest and Booking "What a dummy, doesn't he know that these two men don't even exist? Good luck prosecuting ghosts, you big dope." Shipwreckedcrew, A "Career" Federal Prosecutor Is Fired From Eastern District Of Virginia? To Quote Paul Harvey Here Is "The Rest Of The Story." "Credit to Julie Kelly for calling attention to Michael Ben'Ary's continued employment -- but this is as much about Chuck Rosenberg as it is about Ben'Ary."But he returned to DOJ in 2002 as Special Counsel to …… …. FBI Director ROBERT MUELLER. An issue that arose shortly thereafter when it came to light that Rosenberg had made a political contribution to Maryland Democrat Senator Chris Van Hollen — the Champion of “Maryland Man” Kilmar Obrego Garcia. Van Hollen and Rosenberg were law school classmates. Rosenberg survived that, and after 2 years as part of Mueller’s staff, Rosenberg was named in 2004 as Special Counsel to …. …. Deputy Attorney General JAMES COMEY. See a pattern starting to develop? …. Deputy Attorney General JAMES COMEY. See a pattern starting to develop?" At RCP, What the Stats Really Say About Crime Surge. "a new Bureau of Justice Statistics report, which includes data through 2024, shows that Trump was right during the debate when he said, “Crime here is up and through the roof.” The National Crime Victimization Survey shows violent crime surged 59%, with rape and sexual assault up 67%, robbery up 38%, and aggravated assault up 62%. That’s the largest four-year increase in the survey’s 52-year history."

Bill Melugin @BillMelugin_ "BREAKING: A Massachusetts woman has been arrested & charged w/ threatening to kill federal agents who were making an immigration arrest outside of a MA courthouse. Feds say Bethany Abigail Terrill yelled "Charlie Kirk died and we love it! We're coming for you, gonna kill you!" to federal agents assisting ICE at the Malden, MA courthouse on September 29th, and it was all captured on multiple federal body cams. Feds say she also tried to interfere with the arrest. DOJ press release below. Multiple federal sources confirm to @FoxNews that this is a photo of Terrill. (Instagram)." Eric S. Raymond @esrtweet, "One of the hard Left's most prominent media mouthpieces is now screaming that black and brown people need to get guns to shoot ICE agents with - exhorting them to remember the Second Amendment. This means it's time to talk about the doctrinal split between Antifa and the Gramscians. On the one hand, revolutionary terrorists running an essentially Maoist playbook; on the other hand, infiltrators pursuing the Long March through the institutions. Both groups have the same enemies, and the same goal: the latter-day mutation of Marxism that the kids call "gay race communism". But they differ on the means. Most journalists are Gramscians, but Don Lemon has just declared firmly for the Antifa side. . . " Mary Chastain at LI reports Pritzker says ICE Agents Should be Charged for Breaking State, Local Laws. "Something tells me Illinois will find a way to do it. When has that state ever followed rules or laws?" At the Center for Immigrant Studies, ‘Sanctuary’ Policies Are at the Heart of L.A., Chicago, Portland Stand-Offs "If states and localities really believe only a small minority of immigrants are criminals, give ICE access to the criminals and watch the ‘at large’ arrests plummet."

Hans Mahncke @HansMahncke "Sam is trying to frame it as a bad thing, but those outlets were actually the ones who exposed the Russiagate hoax, the Covid origin cover up, and the Ukraine impeachment scam. If that’s supposed to be a problem, I’ll take more of it. Finally some actual journalists in the mix." Quote Sam Stein @samstein, "Congrats to our new, in house Pentagon press corps The Federalist, the Epoch Times, OAN, Turkish newspaper Akşam, three individuals from the Turkish state-run Anadolu Agency, two Turkish freelancers, a reporter for the Australian, an Afghan freelancer; and three lesser-known operations, AWPS News, the India Globe and a blog called USA Journal Korea."

Even more at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 10.17.25 (Afternoon Edition) and In The Mailbox: 10.17.25 (Evening Edition). Linked at The Pirate's Cove in the weekly Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup and links. The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Breaking Even On The Road up and garnering clicks at The Other McCain.