President Trump met with NYC Mayor-elect Mamdani in the oval office. Some seem surprised that the meeting was cordial, with no insults thrown, except by the press, and an agreement that they both want the best for NYC, although they may have unbridgeable gaps in their approach to how to achieve. This is Trump's classic style. Tough talk before a meeting, and frank but cordial talks during negotiations. Why is he nice to Putin? Because you catch more flies with honey than vinegar (although to be fair, rotten meat works pretty well too). Sundance at CTH, True to Form President Trump Holds Meeting with New York Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani. John Sexton at Hat Hair, Trump and Mamdani Have a Love Fest in the Oval Office. Althouse, Trump and Mamdani, together at last. Question 1 (to Trump): You called him a communist! Question 2 (to Mamdani): You called him a fascist! Trump: "And I've been called much worse than a despot, so it's not — it's not that insulting." Later, Mamdani is pressured again: "Are you affirming that you think President Trump is a fascist?" And Trump breaks in: "That's okay, you can just say it. It's easier than explaining." The Chi Trib has Takeaways from Donald Trump and Zohran Mamdani visit: Both men get something they want, GOP loses a punching bag. I wouldn't go that far. unseen1 @unseen1_unseen, "On one side you have Trump reaching across his desk and saying I dont agree with everything you say, but we can find some common ground to make NYC great again. On the other side, you have dems calling for the military to disobey orders from the president of the United States and refusing to work with him on anything. Which message do you think sells better to normies? Which message do you think sells better to teamsters? Which message do you think sells better to independents? And at the end of the day which message is better for the country?" Scott Pinkser at PJM thinks Trump Played Mamdani Like a Fiddle "And here was their Boy Wonder — the Great Red Hope of the radical left — smiling and grinning and joking with Adolf freaking Hitler!" At Twitchy, Karoline Leavitt Minces NO Words Framing Trump's Mamdani Meeting and Proves How Unhinged Dems Have Become. ""We have a COMMUNIST coming to the White House because that's who the Democrat Party elected as the mayor of the largest city in the country.” Way to go, Democrats."
In a bit of a surprise, Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga) announced she was retiring at the end of the year, forcing a special election for her seat, after a protracted spat with President Trump over the affaire de la Epstein and a threat from Trump to support a primary challenger. Reuters crows MAGA favorite Marjorie Taylor Greene to resign after split with Trump. Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, Marjorie Taylor Greene Resigns After Rupture With Trump. Matt Vespa at TownHall, Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Resigning From Congress. Vicky Taft at PJM, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Quits Congress. Twitchy, Marjorie Taylor Greene has Announced Her Resignation From Congress. Sundance, Marjorie Taylor Greene Resigns from Congress, Effective January 5th – Video. This does complicate Republicans desire to hold the house, but I suspect her seat is pretty safe for the GOP.
From ET, Americans Can Expect $1,000 Bump in 2026 Tax Refunds: White House "White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said 2026 ‘could be a record-breaking tax refund season.’" LifeZette notes the Jobs Report Crushes Expectations, But It’s Even Better When You Dig Deeper. At Breitbart, JD Vance: Native-Born Citizens Are Driving Growth — ‘Jobs Are Going to American Workers For a Change.’ Ace, Economy Adds 119,000 Jobs Even When Deliberately Sabotaged by Democrats, Doubling Expectations "This report is from September. The Democrats hadn't yet shut the government down -- that started October 1 -- but everyone understood they were going to shut it down. The Democrats created uncertainty and fear, which is always bad for economic growth. People don't like to take out loans and take chances on new businesses or new construction when the future looks dicey." Phil Wegmann at Am Great sees Trump’s McDonald’s Moment: ‘Affordability Should Be Our Word, Not Theirs’ "Trump leans on a McDonald’s moment to show he feels voters’ sticker shock—and to argue he’s the one who can still make everyday life affordable again." Stephen Moore at Hat Hair says Want Lower Prices? More 'Affordability'? Move to a Red State. Affordability is a tough issue for the GOP. While when in power Democrats did everything in their power to make things less affordable, fixing it is slow process. Deflation is an economy destroying problem. Trump has lowered inflation, but not to the point that the Fed is willing to give up the fight against it. He has also reversed the trend of wages rising slower than inflation, but it's a slow process. Housing in particular is tough; getting rid of a few million illegal aliens will help, especially at the bottom end of the market where it's needed most, but increasing housing stocks is a slow process. Republicans are all right, but it was a problem that took a long time to get into, and it will take a while to fix, and people aren't patient.
Pete Navarro at Da Fed says If Trump Has The Power To Ban Trade, Then He Has The Power To Moderate It Through Tariffs, certainly it makes logical sense, but as someone clever once noted, the law is an ass. Hat Hair's Dave Strom hears JD Vance Drops Truth Bombs on Canada. JD Vance @JDVance, "And with all due respect to my Canadian friends, whose politics focus obsessively on the United States: your stagnating living standards have nothing to do with Donald Trump or whatever bogeyman the CBC tells you to blame. The fault lies with your leadership, elected by you."
Ben Whedon at JTN, reports Trump makes another try for Russia-Ukraine peace deal as voters demand pivot to home front "Contributing to the administration’s sense of urgency is increasing voter wariness of his foreign entanglements." From PM, US demands Ukraine sign peace deal by Thanksgiving—or else. "Ukraine will have to give up some land under the plan or lose intelligence sharing." News Wax, Zelenskyy Receives US Peace Plan Draft, Will Discuss With Trump. Sundance is not optimistic, President Trump Gives Zelenskyy a Week to Discuss Latest Ceasefire and Peace Proposal. "Ukraine will likely never agree to the proposal, because too many European and American interests are grounded in maintaining conflict between Russia and Ukraine."
Jeff Childers at Coffee and Covid, is MAKING LEMONADE "Progressives fume over CDC’s autism-vaccine page; Kennedy breaks a GOP promise; Trump signs the Epstein bill; DOJ redaction limits advance; HHS torches trans-industrial complex; HHS new hope for kids."
At LifeZette, Kamala Accuses Trump of ‘Gaslighting’ America While He Unseals the Epstein Records. I told you it wouldn't help. Dave Strom says Democrats Aren't Even Trying to Hide That They Are Just Making Up Hoaxes.
Amy Curtis at TownHall wonders Did Zohran Mamdani Just Admit His Campaign Broke Federal Law? Greg Price @greg_price11, "Zohran Mamdani says illegal aliens canvassed for him because they were afraid of being deported: "I heard from an older Bangladeshi woman who told me she canvassed me over the course of this campaign in fear of being picked up."" At Hat Hair VIP Mitch Berg calls Mamdani: New York's Best Gun Salesman. Adam Pack at Da Caller reports Nearly 100 Democrats Refuse To Condemn Socialism In Party-Shattering Vote. PJM' Stephen Kruiser advises Let the Democrats Cook...Themselves. Defiant L’s @DefiantLs, "Democrat nominee, running to represent Nashville says, “I hate the city, I hate the bachelorettes, I hate the pedal taverns, I hate country music, I hate all of the things that make Nashville. I hate it." Ace, Nasty White Karen Running to Take a Nashville House Seat from Republicans Admits On Tape That She Hates All of Nashville, Especially Its People. Victrory Girls see Eric Swalwell Runs for California Governor. Comedy Ensues. steve hilton @SteveHiltonx, "Apparently Eric Swalwell will jump into the California governor race on Jimmy Kimmel this week, "because it will give him a new and more powerful platform to attack President Trump." What?? Candidates should run for office to HELP people, not attack their political enemies!" California may be beyond help, sadly. Driscoll at Insty notes Not surprisingly, California refuses to release the climate change from custody: Man accused of sparking Palisades Fire will not be released from custody. Here’s the climate change’s booking photo from last month. Matt Vespa, So, That's What Barack Obama Discussed With a Bunch of Dems This Week “His goal,” a person close to the former president said, “is to build a sustainable Democratic Party that can survive without him.” Capt. Ed, NYT, Politico: Say, Why Is the DNC Taking Out a $15M Loan? Because they want to spend more money than they have? That's not news.
Peter Bernegger @PeterBernegger, "Its seeming more and more Colorado and Dominion voting machines got caught again - Nov 4th 2025 election! 2nd tweet on this: the Sec. of State took down the El Paso County election results from their state website. Those results were up on the site a few hours ago! They are claiming there is a software bug pertaining to ballots cast. Here is their link to that page, and see my 1st tweet - https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/CO/124409/web.345435/#/summary Jena Griswold's "Gold Standard" is turning out to be a Participation Trophy Standard. Breaking investigation continues!!" You would think counting votes would be easy. Democrats can fuck up a wet dream. Hat Hair's John Sexton reports a Rapper Gets 14 Years for Funneling Millions to Obama Campaign. "The rapper Prakazrel Michel, known as Pras, orchestrated a sprawling international conspiracy in which he accepted $120 million from Low Taek Jho, a Malaysian financier who wanted to gain political influence in the United States, the Justice Department said. Mr. Michel distributed some of that money to a network of about 20 straw donors, who then donated it to the Obama campaign."
At LifeZette, Stephen Miller Lays Waste to Democrats Calling for an Insurrection Against Trump. Kevin Sorbo @ksorbs, "Trump: the punishment for sedition is hanging. Democrats: how dare he threaten us! What?" At OTP, ‘Seditious’ Dem Wants Capitol Police To Investigate Trump. Rusty Weiss at RedState asks Did Democrats Seriously Call the Capitol Police on Trump for Accusing Them of Sedition? Matt Vespa sees a Dem Rep Totally Collapses When Asked a Simple Question About Trump and Unlawful Orders.
From NYPo, Grand jury properly voted on James Comey’s indictment, foreman claims in blow to defense: ‘Eliminates any doubt’ Matt Margolis thinks Biden’s Weaponization of the DOJ Against GOP Lawmakers Was Worse Than We Thought and I thought it was pretty bad. Louie Gohmert at Front Page says Arctic Frost’s Spying on Members of Congress is a Constitutional Crisis, "What I learned about FBI spying in and out of Congress." Ace cites Paul Sperry: Trump's Seditious Appointees Schemed to Advance the RussiaGate Hoax Alive, "Including John Durham, Sperry writes."
JTN reports Security footage reveals suspected J6 pipe bomber visited a third building before Capitol riot "The subcommittee investigating Jan. 6 has taken a particular interest in the two pipe bombs that were discovered that day outside the national headquarters of both major political parties. . . .The footage contains a previously nonpublic segment showing the alleged pipe bomber approaching the Congressional Black Caucus Institute building near Capitol Hill and kneeling down near a bush on the property, Loudermilk told Just the News. Just the News reviewed the footage and confirmed the lawmaker's description."
From Sundance, FBI Reaches Conclusion Butler, PA Attempted Assassin Thomas Crooks Acted Alone. It may even be true, but the FBI lost credibility in the Obama era and hasn't earned it back yet. Shipwreckedcrew, Is "Malign Neglect" At The Center Of An FBI Coverup of the Trump Assassination Attempt By Thomas Crooks? "Not knowing enough -- maybe -- to provide the necessary protection to President Trump is only part of the story. Corey Comperatore died that day." PJM's Cathy Salgado happy to see the Texas Anti-ICE Attackers Become First Antifa Terrorists Convicted. Ace reports the FBI is Cracking Down on "764" Child Exploitation Group, "The pedophiles won't stop until they are made to stop. From Da Wire, House Passes CLEAN DC Act to Repeal ‘Anti-Police’ Legislation. "The CLEAN D.C. Act "strengthens and codifies President Trump’s successful efforts to restore law and order in Washington." Conrad Black at RCP says Trump's Use of National Guard Has Been Successful--and Welcome.
Nick Arama at RedState, hears SCOTUS Weighs in With Good News on Texas Redistricting Case. OTP, Supreme Court Reinstates Texas’ New Congressional Map – For Now. At Althouse "From the start, everyone recognized that the purpose of Texas’s redistricting effort was Republican political advantage."
"The district court erred by inferring bad faith and racial intent because the Texas Legislature’s map did not (through some hypothetical means) transform the only Democratic district in Austin — an exceptionally Democratic city — into a Republican stronghold."
Wrote Texas Solicitor General William Peterson, quoted in "Alito lets Texas reinstate gerrymandered House map that could give GOP 5 more seats/Alito’s move allowing Texas officials to continue to prepare for primary elections under the new map came just after the state asked the Supreme Court for an urgent ruling" (Politico).
This is one of the "certain topics" I was talking about yesterday in "I feel as though unseen readers are leaning on me to write about certain topics that I see out there." Today is a new day, with Alito's stay of the lower court's order. But if you want to engage with the very lengthy and emotional lower court opinions, I recommend the discussion on the podcast "Advisory Opinions," here. Excerpt:This is a partisan gerrymander, designed to increase Republican representation. It just so happens that white people in the deep south vote overwhelmingly Republican and black people in the deep south vote overwhelmingly democratic. But the real issue here is partisan not racial. And so if you're going to be challenging that as a racial gerrymander, it's very hard for you to win. It's very hard to, for you to win because that partisan makeup is so matched with race.Without the racial angle, under existing precedent, the federal courts have no role in correcting the excesses of partisan gerrymander.
John Lucas at Bravo Blue, Bravo Blue says No, contrary to what you have been told, a federal judge has not ordered Trump not to paint or sandblast the EEOB. But it was such a good example of judicial overreach!
From Ace, Behind the Restaurant Meal Delivery Industry, there is a Black Market Exploiting Illegal Foreign Labor "If you are having restaurant food “dashed” to your residence, there is a very good chance that the person delivering your meal is part of a black market of non-citizen labor, illegally subcontracted by the actual “independent contractor” of Door Dash, Uber Eats, and the like."
Fox claims Rachel Maddow attending Dick Cheney's funeral sparks social media frenzy, "Liberal MS NOW host was spotted sitting next to Dr Anthony Fauci." Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald, "Maddow's career as a commentator began during Bush/Cheney, when she'd frequently compare Cheney to the worst monsters in history (I was on her programs when she said it). For so many liberals, Cheney is now rehabilitated despite regretting nothing: solely for opposing Trump:" Quote Peter Baker @peterbakernyt, "If anybody needed more evidence of how politics have changed in America: Rachel Maddow is at Dick Cheney's funeral." A Driscolly post at Insty, KATIE COURIC, SUDDEN CHAMPION OF DISPASSIONATE OBJECTIVITY: Katie Couric claims new owners of CBS, Bari Weiss are ‘compromising independent journalism.’ "“These are really perilous times,” Couric said, pointing to what she described as eroding boundaries that once shielded newsrooms from business-side interference. . . " "UPDATE: Bari Weiss’s Plans for CBS News: ‘I Wanna Blow This Up.’ . . . Alas, “blow this up” means return CBS News to mid-’90s Clintonian levels of liberalism. But even that worldview would likely translate into a major improvement to its news product." At CJ, Brian Anderson is looking toward The Future of Journalism.
Beege Welborn says Waah - NEA Stills Hateses Nasty Parents. Seriously though, Tom Knighton at TownHall adds Teachers' Union Faces Serious Criticism Over Troubling 'Training' Materials. At Am Mind, Jacob Wehmeyer exposes The Radical Nonprofit That’s Destroying State Education. Behind the Black observes Bigoted academia upset that Trump won’t allow them to push the racist DEI agenda. The College Fix thinks you should Read the conservative op-ed the Texas A&M student paper refused to publish. From atop Da Hill, McMahon calls on Congress to codify ‘hard reset’ at Education Department.
Lotsa links left at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 11.21.25 and In The Mailbox: 11.21.25 (Evening Edition), but time is fleeting. Linked at The Pirate's Cove in the weekly Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup and links.
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