Lacking anything really new and exciting, we're milking a dry cow of the Jeffrey Epstein thing. Michael Shellenberger has an ax to grind, Michael Shellenberger @shellenberger, "New Epstein files show Rep. @StaceyPlaskett got real-time help via text messages from Jeffrey Epstein on how to hurt Trump during 2019 congressional hearing with former Trump attorney. Plaskett is the person who smeared us during Twitter Files hearing & falsely accused @mtaibbi" From NYPo, House Democrat exchanged texts with Epstein on how to hurt Trump during 2019 congressional hearing: docs. At PJM Matt Margolis thinks Trump Just Completely Turned the Tables on Democrats Over the Epstein Files. From the Republican Brief, Trump urges GOP to release Epstein files. From Althouse, ... House Republicans should vote to release the Epstein files, because we have nothing to hide, and it’s time to move on from this Democrat Hoax..." ""... perpetrated by Radical Left Lunatics in order to deflect from the Great Success of the Republican Party, including our recent Victory on the Democrat 'Shutdown.' The Department of Justice has already turned over tens of thousands of pages to the Public on 'Epstein,' are looking at various Democrat operatives (Bill Clinton, Reid Hoffman, Larry Summers, etc.) and their relationship to Epstein, and the House Oversight Committee can have whatever they are legally entitled to, I DON’T CARE! All I do care about is that Republicans get BACK ON POINT.... Nobody cared about Jeffrey Epstein when he was alive and, if the Democrats had anything, they would have released it before our Landslide Election Victory. Some 'members' of the Republican Party are being 'used,' and we can’t let that happen. Let’s... not fall into the Epstein “TRAP,” which is actually a curse on the Democrats, not us. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!" So says Trump, over on Truth Social." IIRC, a Democrat judge has enjoined the administration from releasing many documents. A congressional mandate might help. Matt Margolis at PJM says Hey Democrats, Let’s Talk About Ashley Biden’s Diary for a Moment. "Democrats have spent the past week flailing wildly, throwing accusations at President Donald Trump about Jeffrey Epstein without a shred of evidence to back them up. The desperation reeks." In response to Jazzy Crockett calling Trump a pedophile.
At this point, I think that Epstein "files" are a McGuffin. No matter who releases what, it will never be enough for the other side. I don't trust the Biden maladministration not to have destroyed material damaging to Democrats, and I assume the left holds a similar position regarding Trump's DOJ.
Matt Vespa at TownHall sees a Top Republican Go Scorched Earth on Dems Over Failed Schumer Shutdown Circus. From the Tampa Freep, Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy To ‘Loon Wing’ Dems: Stop Shuttering Government Or Lose Your Paycheck. From BI, It's official: Members of Congress won't get a pay bump this year "The bill to reopen the government included a provision that prevents a cost-of-living increase." And well deserved. From Politico, Ro Khanna identifies ‘dynamic’ leaders to replace Schumer "The California representative said Chuck Schumer is no longer the future of the Democratic Party. . . . On Sunday, Khanna praised some leading Senate Democrats, calling Sen. Chris Murphy (Conn.) a “top leader” and Sens. Cory Booker (N.J.) and Brian Schatz (Hawaii) “dynamic” as well as saying he “appreciates” the ideology of Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.)." Ugh.
At TownHall, Dan McCarthy thinks Trump Can Do Better Than Tariff 'Dividends' and 50-Year Mortgages and Larry Elder remembers Before Trump Became a 'Racist'. Peachy Keenan @KeenanPeachy, "Romcom premise: therapist of a woman with chronic TDS that’s ruining her life tells her that part of her therapy is exposure: she needs to spend time around a Trump supporter until her anxiety wears off. She must date a Trump supporter to be cured of her disease. Hilarity ensues. Title: “Making Amelia Great Again”" Quote Collin Rugg @CollinRugg "NEW: Psychotherapist Jonathan Alpert says that 75% of the patients he sees have a deep hatred for Trump and are "hyper fixated" on him. "They can't sleep, they feel traumatized by Mr. Trump." Nathan Stone at Da Fed outlines how To Win The War For America, The GOP Needs To Realize It’s Happening. Walter Curt @wcdispatch, "I don’t know who needs to hear this, but to all of the people screaming “MAGA is finished” and that “we’ve already lost the 2026 midterms.” Giving up a full year in advance of an election may be the weakest and most pathetic thing I’ve ever seen. If that’s what you believe, you deserve to lose. . . " From the Republican Brief, Trump Rejects Endorsement from Former Ally and Vows Primary Battle, MTG. Kurt Schlichter at TownHall, says it's Time to Purge the GOP Backstabbers, Sissies, and Narcissists. Who's left? All politicians are narcissists.
Sarah Anderson at PJM, Rubio Declares Venezuela's Cartel De Los Soles as FTO. Trump Speaks on the Next Move. Streiff at RedState hears PBS Claim Military Officers Are Lawyering Up Over Trump's Orders but What's Really Happening? "We are primarily getting calls, a lot of people who are tangentially involved. They aren't the people who are actually on the operations or are approving them." He goes on to say that people who are giving advice and opinions against the operation are feeling informal pressure to get on board. The way I read that is that the military lawyers who ruled the roost in Iraq and Afghanistan, creating a maze of legal hoops that commanders had to jump through before engaging the enemy, are finding themselves sidelined. If the operators aren't concerned, then no one asking questions about the orders matters."
At Da Wire, Zohran Mamdani Says He Wants To Make NYC Affordable. Don’t Believe Him. "The socialist’s pursuit of “climate justice” will price middle-class New Yorkers out of their homes" into government housing. Mark Lewis at TownHall looks at What New York City Has to Look Forward To, good and hard. From Reason, How Lina Khan Is Busy Striving To Maximize Mamdani's Power "Using the mighty power of government to…make stadium hot dogs cheaper? It's one of many ways Khan's petty populism could be coming to New York City." Driscoll, THOSE ARE ROOKIE NUMBERS. MAMDANI WILL REALLY GET THEM PUMPED UP: Commercial foreclosures on the rise in New York City. "Commercial foreclosures are up in New York City, according to a new report. Through the third quarter, lenders have initiated foreclosures on 61 commercial properties in New York City, according to data from PropertyShark. At this point in 2024, 55 new foreclosures had been filed." Roger Simon at Am Refugees, Et Tu, Seattle? 'Democratic' Socialism Goes Bi-Coastal.
Shipwreckedcrew has hopes, Did Judge Boasberg Just Get His Comeuppance In His Effort To Hold DOJ In Contempt On The Alien Enemies Act Deportation Case? "Again, the media is getting wrong the most significant parts of the DC Appeals Court to not review en banc the Panel Decision blocking Boasberg's Contempt Proceedings." From Twitchy, WOW: Scott Jennings Gets High-Ranking Democrat Consultant to Admit WHOPPER of a Trump Lawfare Lie (Watch) MAGA NEWS @_MAGA_NEWS_, "BOMBSHELL ADMISSION: In a jaw-dropping CNN interview, Lis Smith, a high-ranking 'Democratic consultant', confessed that the 34 felony charges against President Trump were not the result of legitimate legal proceedings, but part of the Democratic Party's 'resistance strategy'."
Matt Margolis says Kash Patel Drops Covid Origin Bombshell "According to him, former CIA Director Gina Haspel “authorized six case officers and intelligence analysts to be paid off so that they would change their assessment on COVID originations.”" The best 'science' money could buy.
From the College Fix, ‘Violence and security failures’: Feds launch probe into protest against TPUSA event at UC Berkeley. From the Republican Brief, JD Vance Looks Straight Into Camera And Tells Them ALL To ‘Go To Hell’ “I think that is the most disgusting thing. The very people who keep us safe ought to be honored, protected, and praised by Democrats and Republicans alike. It is time to stop the rhetorical assault on law enforcement.”
Becca Lower at RedState wants you to Watch CBP Agents Taking Care of Business on the Streets of NC in New 'Operation Charlotte's Web'. Jonathan Turley “Chicagoans Do Not Want Us to Bankroll the Regime”: Chicago Will No Longer Buy Treasury Bonds because of ICE "Now, the person in charge of investing that money is declaring that politics rather than economics will guide investments . . . It is the same logic as burning money as a way to prevent its theft."
Reagan Reese at Da Caller reports DeSantis World Goes To War With H1B Visas As Trump Faces Blowback From Base. CBD at Ace's says Taxpayer-Funded Universities Are Training Foreigners To Take Our Jobs. H1Bs And OPTs Make It Even Worse! Robert Sterling on Threadreader has a H-1B DATA MEGA-THREAD "I downloaded five years of H-1B data from the US DOL website (4M+ records) and spent the day crunching data. I went into this with an open mind, but, to be honest, I'm now *extremely* skeptical of how this program works. Here's what I found . . . You can see where I’m going with this. A casual perusal of the data shows that this isn’t a program for the top 0.1% of talent, as it’s been described. This is simply a way to recruit hundreds of thousands of relatively lower-wage IT and financial services professionals."
At Am Great, Doctored Footage Fallout: Trump vs. the BBC "Trump’s lawsuit over the BBC’s doctored Jan. 6 clip now threatens to turn the broadcaster’s license-fee crisis into a full-blown reckoning over trust, bias, and billions." Da Mail sees White House fury at Trump 'monster' jibe in showpiece BBC lecture: US President 'dubbed a fascist' during flagship speech commissioned by broadcaster. From WUWT, Iain Macwhirter at the Daily Skeptic tells the story of The BBC: My Part In Its Downfall "So when did this all change? Well I think I can just about date it to 2014 or so and the issue was climate change. For the first time the BBC said to its staff that this cult of impartiality should no longer apply." Dave Strom at Hat Hair, UK Public Health Agency Won't Release COVID Vaccine Data Because It Could Cause 'Distress', is continued excess mortality from the disease or the vax? CDR Salamander reviews The Last 600 Meters: PBS's 17 Year Disgrace "no, you are not outraged enough, but watch anyway." Dave Manney at PJM, From Soros Grants to Selective Coverage: The Drop Site Model. "Drop Site News arrived with the usual fanfare about integrity and independence, while its founders pitch themselves as renegades who answer to no one. Once you follow the funding trail that keeps the lights on, that image collapses, because an "independent" outlet backed by powerful patrons isn't independent at all; it's another tool in a long line of ideological projects that try to shape American opinion while pretending to stand outside the influence they distribute."
The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Curse of the Gopherball up on time and under budget at The Other McCain.
if the Democrats had anything, they would have released it before our Landslide Election Victory
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