Flotsam and Jetsam - The Schumer Schutdown Drags On

The Week In Pictures: What Shutdown? Edition

Phil Wegmann at RCP sees a Contrast the White House Loves: Trump Gets Gaza Deal as Dems Continue Shutdown. Newt Gingrich, discourses on The Government Shutdown and the American People. "If Republicans retain the courage to side with the American people and continue to insist on reopening the government at current spending levels, they will win this fight." NewsWeek whines White House Says ‘Substantial’ Federal Firings Begin as Shutdown Drags On "Trump Says Government RIFs Will Target ‘Democrat-Oriented Areas’" Anxious is anxious that Trump officials say plan to layoff at least 4,100 federal workers has begun. Atop Da Hill, Trump fires dozens of CDC officials in shutdown layoffs, no doubt the DEI people who were actually obstructing. At ET, Air Traffic Controllers Skipping Work Amid Shutdown Will Be Fired: Transportation Chief "More than 50 percent of flight delays can now be attributed to controller staffing shortages, he said." Chloe Trapanotto at TownHall reports GOP Leaders Unite in Fury: Democrats' 'Schumer Shutdown' Leaves Military Families Hungry and Desperate. From NYPo, President Trump will make sure military troops are paid if government shutdown lasts through missed check. From Ward Clarke at RedState, Massive Military Funding Package Passes Senate, "The House of Representatives passed a version of the legislation last month, with a lower bottom line, which means it will go to conference. Scott McCLallen at TownHall, likes how Scott Jennings Roasts Marilyn Strickland on Who's Responsible for Schumer's Shutdown. "The Democratic Party is refusing to vote for a continuing resolution in the Senate that they voted for 13 times when Joe Biden was the president. You asked how long this is going to go on. You can go on CNN.com right now and you can read an article where a democratic advisor said, “this will keep going until planes start falling out of the sky.”"

Virginia Kruta at Da Wire thinks you should SEE IT: Photo Captures What Was On The Note Rubio Handed Trump Ahead Of Peace Deal, "Very close. We need you to approve ..." NYPo reports 200 US soldiers arrive in Israel, as Witkoff confirms IDF troops completed first phase of withdrawal from Gaza. From Twitchy, Donald Trump Jr. Finishes Obama's Peace Deal Post for Him (Even a CNN Host Says It's 'Not Unfair'). Donald Trump Jr. @DonaldJTrumpJr "I’ll finish it for you. “Thank you, Donald Trump”," Quote Barack Obama @BarackObama, "After two years of unimaginable loss and suffering for Israeli families and the people of Gaza, we should all be encouraged and relieved that an end to the conflict is within sight; that those hostages still being held will be reunited with their families; and that vital aid can . . . " Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, 'Go to Hell': Hamas Spox Gets Touchy As Accountability Looms in Arab World "Hamas co-founder Mousa Abu Marzouk told a Qatari interviewer to "go to hell" and show him some respect for asking the obvious question: What the ever-loving f*** were you idiots thinking on October 7?"

From Althouse, "At the meeting her husband handed the Russian leader a 'peace letter' from his wife which called on Putin to restore the 'melodic laughter' to children suffering from the war in Ukraine." ""'Much has unfolded since President Putin received my letter last August,' said Mrs Trump, 55. 'He responded in writing, signalling a willingness to engage with me directly and outlining details regarding the Ukrainian children residing in Russia. 'For the past three months, both sides have participated in several back-channel meetings and calls, all in good faith. My representative has been working directly with President Putin’s team to ensure the safe reunification of children with their families between Russia and Ukraine. In fact, eight children have been rejoined with their families during the past 24 hours.'" From "Melania Trump secures release of children abducted from Ukraine/The first lady said she was working ‘directly’ with President Putin to release more children that were brought to Russia" (London Times)."

Upon The Hill, Trump announces 100 percent tariff on China in response to rare earth controls. The Peacock whines that the Dow drops almost 900 points, S&P 500 declines the most since April after Trump’s new China tariff threat. The sooner the US starts mining and refining its own rare earth elements, the better. They're not really rare, just rather evenly distributed. We do have some good deposits thought, and we need to get past the NIMBY folk and start using them.

From OTP, AstraZeneca Second Drug Company To Cave To Trump On Pricing "“AstraZeneca, the largest pharmaceutical manufacturer in the United Kingdom, is committing to offer Americans major discounts on their vast catalogue of prescription drugs,” said Trump during a press conference on Friday afternoon."

At Althouse, "President Trump has put Columbus on a list of statues he wants included in his proposed National Garden of American Heroes. This week he said 'We’re back, Italians'..." ""... after he signed a proclamation for Columbus Day, a federal holiday he has called for celebrating after some cities and states have either replaced it or supplemented it with celebrations of Indigenous Peoples’ Day. 'Before our very eyes, left-wing radicals toppled his statues, vandalized his monuments, tarnished his character, and sought to exile him from our public spaces,' the proclamation reads...." From "Beheaded and Sent to Watery Graves, Columbus Statues Get New Life/More than 30 monuments to Christopher Columbus were toppled or taken down in 2020. Now some are being restored, and finding new, usually less-public homes" (NYT)."

Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh, "BREAKING: Former President Joe Biden is undergoing radiation therapy for his aggressive form of cancer, expected to last 5 weeks "As part of a treatment plan for prostate cancer, President Biden is currently undergoing radiation therapy and hormone treatment."" From the Victory Girls, Ferguson Plays Chess With A Houseplant.

Dave Strom at Hat Hair sees Spanberger Is Running for Office As a Psychopath, and Is Favored to Win Big Anyway. But the race is tightening. Sister Toldja at RedState, Game on: New Poll on All Three VA Statewide Races Confirms Democrats' Worst Fears Amid Jay Jones Scandal. I&I, Here’s Why Democrats Won’t Condemn Jay Jones’s Assassination Fantasies. Salena Zito at Hat Hair, Jason Miyares' Race for Virginia Attorney General Just Got More Compelling. Matt Vespa at TownHall finds Another Lib Caught Wishing Death Upon a Conservative in NJ School Board Race: 'ThisB***hNeedsToDie'. Robby Starbuck @robbystarbuck, "Once again, another Democrat candidate has wished death on an elected Republican. They did it in a group chat named "ThisBitchNeedsToDie" with other prominent Dems also in the chat. They only got caught because someone took photos as he was texting the chat in public. Sickening." Quote New York Post @nypost, "NJ school board race shaken up by vile text attacking conservative mom and her body: ‘This bitch needs to die’ https://trib.al/xSRu6yZ"

Jack Poso @JackPosobiec, "But I was told electronic voting machines were safe and secure" Quote Right Angle News Network @Rightanglenews, "BREAKING - Democrats are now demanding the removal of Dominion voting machines after a pro-Trump investor bought the company and rebranded them as Liberty Voting machines, with some Democrats even calling for paper ballots." Jen O'Connell at RedState, 30 California District Attorneys Are a Hard NO on Prop. 50, Gavin Newsom's Gerrymandering Scheme. It won't matter; he'll ram it through.

Stacy McCain explains The Deadly Tautology of Antifa. "People are literally killing because they believe what “Atheist Girl” believes — if you do not support Antifa, you are a fascist. This belief is obviously flawed as a matter of logic. It is a tautology, a circular argument where the first premise is identical to the conclusion. It asserts as fact a proposition which it fails to prove. The supporters of Antifa expect us to accept without question that any person or organization that they label “fascist” actually is what they say it is, and then use this “fascist” labeling to justify lawless violence. What this logic represents, in other words, is a claim to moral authority to kill anyone who disagrees with them." At NYPo the Divine Ms. Devine sees The Dems are letting Antifa take over their cities — Trump is right to send in federal troops to maintain order. At PJM Eric Florackthinks Antifa Has Awakened the Sleeping Giant. At OTP, Federal appeals court maintains block of National Guard deployment in Illinois and Rick Moran say Yes, Trump Is 'At War' With Blue Cities. The Blue Cities Started It. Hat Hair's John Sexton cites Billionaire Marc Benioff: Trump Should Send the Guard to San Francisco.

Catturd ™ @catturd, "This." Quote Julie Kelly @julie_kelly2, "When Merrick Garland and Lisa Monaco took over DOJ, the first thing they did was open an investigation into the president for Jan 6. When Matthew Graves became DC U.S. attorney, the first thing he did was indict Steve Bannon. When Jack Smith became special counsel, the first thing he did was get a search warrant to seize Trump’s Twitter data. There can be no foot dragging or stonewalling on prosecutions of Trump’s lawfare accomplices. Anyone in the way needs to go." TrashPanda, These People ‘Should Be In F**king Jail’ For What They Did to Tulsi Gabbard: Joe Rogan. Jonathan Turley, Hail Mary Play: Comey Reportedly Will Raise Three Challenges to Block his Prosecution. Matt Margolis finds Exposed: Letitia James’s Decades of Alleged Mortgage Fraud. “Letitia James probably should not have been charging Donald Trump with trumped-up charges of mortgage fraud in New York, given the fact that New York is a public record state and that all of her mortgages for 43 years were online for myself or anybody else to pull up,” Gilbert said. He then outlined a pattern of alleged mortgage fraud dating back to 1983, when James was just 24 years old. “She purchased her first home with her father, claiming that her father was her husband,” he said. “They purchased it as husband and wife in order to help Letitia qualify for a mortgage that she was not entitled to.”

Project Veritas @Project_Veritas, "BREAKING NEWS: Following evidence uncovered by Project Veritas, the FBI and Florida police raided the hotel rooms of two illegal immigrants, Janaina Toledo (32) and Leonardo Corona Ramos (42), today. The Brazilian nationals, linked to Tren de Aragua, face charges of underage sex trafficking and planning a terrorist attack on Chabad South Orlando, a Jewish synagogue and school." Dave Strom reports Cartels Offering Bounties to Local Gangs for ICE Agent Assassinations. Matt Vespa hears a Liberal Fox News Host Admits This Was the Smartest Thing the GOP Ever Did in 2024 "JESSICA TARLOV: "I thought that it was a stunt when they started busing migrants ... to Martha’s Vineyard. It was the smartest thing they ever did!""

Also from Matt Vespa, A WaPo Reporter Did Not Just Email This to Members of Congress... Senator Katie Boyd Britt @SenKatieBritt, "My team just received this request from the @WashingtonPost. Senate Democrats and Chuck Schumer are responsible for shutting down the government. Our troops will miss a paycheck because of them and WIC funding is running out, but the legacy media is more worried about members of congress who have a COVID shot." Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson, "Virtually every photo taken of me I’m smiling. I’m a chill guy. They had to look forever to find something menacing. It’s not by accident. Also, @NBCNews is implying I deserved it for being close to Trump and Charlie Kirk." Quote Viva Frei @thevivafrei, "Hey @ryanjreilly whose decision was it to use this particular photo of @bennyjohnson for your article? Is there any particular reason why you chose to use this particular photo? If someone were cynical and assumed you were of bad will, they might conclude you used this If someone were cynical and assumed you were of bad will, they might conclude you used this unflattering photo of Benny to make him look mean and scary in an article about how he had his life threatened by a lunatic lefty from San Francisco. As though he is somehow mean and scary, and has deep ties to the Trump administration, so therefore somehow deserved to have his life threatened? That’s not why you used this photo, is it?"

Greg Piper at JTN reports Judge blocks sanctions on boys who objected to female in locker room, rejects district's Hail Mary "Northern Virginia school district refuses to show judge the boys' locker room recording made by female student who identifies as a boy, which it repeatedly cited as evidence against the boys. It falsely calls female "male."" Unexpected sanity from Judge Brinkema.

At Breitbart, a Video: Jimmy Kimmel Didn’t See a ‘Problem’ with His Lie that Charlie Kirk’s Killer was Part of the ‘MAGA Gang’.  “I didn’t think there was a big problem, You know? I just saw it as distortion on the part of some of the right-wing media networks, and I aimed to correct it,” . . . “You felt like your initial comments had been mischaracterized?” Shaw asked, to which Kimmel answered, “I didn’t feel like it, it was. It was intentionally, and, I think, maliciously mischaracterized, yes.” Waah! 

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