Not much of a theme day. Democrats are still running on Epstein, but it looks like that might backfire on them. Driscoll at Insty calls it OLD AND BUSTED: #MeToo, #BelieveAllWomen. "The New Hotness? Oh My: Dem Received Texts from Epstein During 2019 Congressional Hearing – and It Gets Worse. Sunny @sunnyright "When your #Resistance activism compels you to call the Washington Post revealing that Epstein was directing a Democratic member of Congress during a hearing, a “far right hit job” and no different than texting Congressional staffers," Quote emptywheel (check)@emptywheel, "This seems to be a far right hit job pretending that people don't OFTEN text staffers and Members during hearings. Let's make the entire practice visible, then!! x.com/washingtonpost…" Nick Arama at RedState, Oh My: Dem Received Texts from Epstein During 2019 Congressional Hearing - and It Gets Worse "I don't think the Democrats really thought about the can of worms they were opening up when they tried to smear President Donald Trump over the Epstein files." "Yeah, no, you can't try to get out of it that easily. So not only was she getting texts from Epstein, but he appeared to be coaching her as the Democrats tried to "get" Trump. And of course, Plaskett had a history with Epstein that she leaves out in her statement." RBe @RBPundit, "All I got from the emails is that Epstein was pissed that Trump distanced himself from him and spent the rest of his life absolutely obsessed with trying to destroy Trump. So… Jeffrey Epstein was the original George Conway." At PM, DOJ to probe Epstein's connections to Dems, banks after Trump ask: Pam Bondi. Pop Times, Bondi Opens Full Epstein Investigation Targeting Democrat Power Players. "Bondi said she has assigned SDNY U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton to lead the effort." Mike Davis @mrddmia, "Democrats repeatedly politicized and weaponized Epstein to smear Trump. They demanded an investigation. Be careful what you demand. Lawyer up, @BillClinton. You fucking scumbag." Funny, they had no interest in Epstein while Biden was nominally in charge.
With the Epstein issue largely discredited, Democrats and the media are now going after Trump because he wants to paint a building. Althouse, "Painting a historic building’s uncoated masonry can trap moisture, accelerate deterioration and cause it to crack or crumble...." ""That risk of permanent damage has led to preservation standards, including the Interior Department’s, to advise keeping a property’s historic appearance as unchanged as possible and caution against new paint schemes on historic masonry unless they replicate or closely match documented historic finishes, the complaint alleges. Paint could not be removed from the EEOB’s stone facade without risking its destruction...." From "Preservationists sue Trump over plans to paint Eisenhower building/The complaint alleges Trump’s plan would ‘permanently alter one of the most architecturally significant and historic structures in the Nation’s Capital'" (WaPo)."
Hat Hair's John Sexton watches Trump and MTG Trade Barbs on Social Media. Driscoll at Insty, GAZPACHO POLICE FIRE UP THE SPACE LASERS: Trump Lowers the Boom on MTG: Sometimes, You’ve Gotta Police the Crazies. "If she wasn’t “sincerely” motivated by crass personal ambition, she might’ve been tempted by the bright lights of mainstream media acceptance. [Marjorie Taylor Greene] certainly wouldn’t be the first “committed conservative” to go native in the D.C. jungle. It’s surprisingly easy, too: All you’ve gotta do is plunge a dagger in the backs of your friends and colleagues, and whammo, you’re in the club. And besides, it’s good for an ambitious gal such as Marjorie to keep her options open: You never know when a guest-hosting gig will open on “The View.”" Sundance at CTH looks at The 2025 MAGA Fracture and the Benefactors Behind It.
Matt Vespa at TownHall, So, What Are Voters Saying About Dems Post-Shutdown? Well, It's Not Pretty, "Seven of the 13 Biden-to-Trump Georgia swing voters in this week's panels said Democrats came out of the shutdown looking worse than Republicans. Two said Republicans look worse and four said both parties look equally bad." The Peacock whines the September jobs report will be out Thursday as first data since shutdown starts to trickle out. "The shutdown not only halted data collection and releases, but it also complicated the picture once the data does start coming out." "For instance, the October CPI report may never be compiled, owing also to the method used to gather data. The Bureau of Labor Statistics uses in-person visits, so the data can’t be collected retroactively." At Breitbart cites Ag Sec Rollins: ‘Next Step’ Is to Make ‘Everyone Reapply’ for SNAP to Ensure Integrity. "But here’s the most unbelievable news I have really, just over the last few days: That 5,000 dead people, that was just one month, the number is closer to 186,000 deceased men and women and children in this country are receiving a check." Betsy McCaughey at Hat Hair, The Home Affordability Crisis -- Not Fake News, no, it's a very thorny problem, foisted on us, in large measure, by Democrat policies. At Pop Times, JD Vance Hits Fox News Audience with a Massive Housing Affordability Truth Bomb "“Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who are taking houses, which ought by right go to American citizens and at the same time, we weren’t building enough new houses to begin with even for the population we have.”"
From the Center Square, Trump says $2,000 tariff rebate checks won't come before Christmas "Trump has proposed sending $2,000 checks to most Americans, excluding high earners." Don't worry, the Democrats will filibuster it. At Hat Hair, John Stossel writes Trump the Socialist. He's more of a JFK era Democrat. At Da Caller, comes word that the Trump Admin Slashes Major Tariff After Trade Deal Breakthrough "The U.S. and Switzerland have reached a trade deal that will cut tariffs on Swiss goods and increase Swiss investment in America, officials from both countries said Friday. Duties will be reduced to 15%, the Swiss government said in a statement on Friday, adding that further details will be announced later in the day. The country had previously been hit with a 39% tariff, one of the highest rates applied to any nation under President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariff regime." According to Grok, The three largest import categories, drawn from U.S. Census Bureau trade statistics and industry analyses, are dominated by high-value pharmaceuticals and precious metals. At RCP, John Lott tells The Truth About Argentina’s ‘Bailout’ "News outlets, such as The Washington Post, pushed the claims with headlines like “The U.S. just bailed out Argentina.” But the U.S. didn’t give Argentina anything. It conducted a currency swap: The U.S. provided dollars, and Argentina provided an equal value in Argentine pesos. Saying we sent money to Argentina ignores a crucial fact: Argentina sent money right back to us at the same time. The first $20 billion swap occurred on Oct. 9, 2025, when the exchange rate was 1,418 pesos per dollar. The second $20 billion swap followed on Oct. 20 at an exchange rate of 1,495 pesos per dollar. By Nov. 12, the rate had moved back to 1,420 pesos per dollar. So, on average, the pesos we got in exchange for the dollars were worth more now than when we bought them. As a result, the U.S. now holds more than $41 billion in value from the original $40 billion, yielding an impressive 2.6% return in just one month."
Streiff at RedState is outraged that New York's Incoming Mayor Threatens to Arrest Netanyahu in Defiance of Federal Law. He should be. Outraged that is. OTP, Jon Voight Claims Mamdani Will Destroy New York. From Twitchy, Bill Maher Has a Socialism vs. Capitalism History Lesson That Mamdani Voters and Dems Will Ignore. Vigilant Fox @VigilantFox, "Bill Maher drops a reality bomb on Zohram Mamdani voters with a brutal history lesson on socialism. “We’ve run this experiment many times, and the results are always obvious,” Maher said. He looked straight into the camera and delivered a blunt warning about Mamdani. . . “Here’s capitalist South Korea at night from space,” Maher presented, showing a country lit up and thriving. “Here’s socialist North Korea,” he followed, with the map pitch dark. “Yeah. In 1990, Venezuela was wealthier than Poland. But then Poland, finally free of Soviet style economics, went all in on capitalism and now their economy is as big as Japan and people there have high wages, low inflation, cars, vacations, homes.” “Meanwhile, Venezuela traded capitalism for Hugo Chavez’s socialism for the 21st century, which turned out to be like socialism in the last century or any century, a f*cking mess.” “It turned one of Latin America’s richest countries into one of its poorest. Low wages, high inflation, shortages, outages, 8 million people fleeing. If you think New York can somehow reinvent this wheel, you’re in for a rude awokening.”" A video at Hat Hair asks Will Schumer Get Ousted For Not Being Radical Enough for Mamdani, AOC and the Democrat Party Base?
From Althouse, "The San Franciscan has never lived a day outside of California, presents younger than 58 because of his hair and genes..." "... and has endeared himself to his party rank-and-file by criticizing Democratic leaders for not fighting harder before leading by example to confront Donald Trump.... Newsom is also the best-positioned Democrat according to the new rules of politics — namely, whether you are or can become famous by breaking through on social media. Ask yourself: How many other potential candidates are plausible celebrities who can transcend the political-pop culture divide a la Obama and Trump?..." I'm reading "Admit It. Gavin Newsom Is the 2028 Front-runner. For years, Democrats and pundits have rolled their eyes at Gavin Newsom. But he’s positioned better than anyone else for the future of politics" by Jonathan Martin, in Politico." At Da Caller, DOJ Sues To Block Newsom’s ‘Racially Gerrymandered’ Map.
John Sexton hears Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs Faces Another Investigation Into Suspicious Rate Hike. "According to reports by the Arizona Republic, Sunshine Residential was denied a rate increase in December 2022, but donated $100,000 to the Hobbs inaugural campaign three days later. The next year, the increase was approved: $234 per day. It was higher than the average $169 for other group homes...Sunshine also donated $200,000 to the Arizona Democratic Party, and the firm's CEO was on the Hobbs inauguration committee." Funny how that works.
Fox News' Gregg Jarrett says Comey’s Russian hoax is a reminder of how he is similar to Nixon. "Former FBI director's handwritten notes found in burn bags show he was aware of Hillary Clinton's scheme." At LifeZette, an Arctic Frost Bombshell: Jordan Probes DOJ Watchdog Over GOP Phone Sweep. From Da Caller, Prosecutor Appoints Himself To Fani Willis’ Election Case After Failing To Find A Single Lawyer Willing To Revive It. Now close it. Matt Vespa asks So, What Do You Think About the FBI's Update on the Investigation Into Trump's Assassin? FBI Director Kash Patel @FBIDirectorKash, "Crooks Case Overview: Over 480 FBI employees were involved in the Thomas Crooks investigation. Employees conducted over 1,000 interviews, addressed over 2,000 public tips, analyzed data extracted from 13 seized digital devices, reviewed nearly 500,000 digital files, collected, processed, and synchronized hundreds of hours of video footage, analyzed financial activity from 10 different accounts, and examined data associated with 25 social media or online forum accounts. The FBI’s investigation into Thomas Crooks identified and examined over 20 online accounts, data extracted from over a dozen electronic devices, examination of numerous financial accounts, and over 1,000 interviews and 2000 public tips. The investigation, conducted by over 480 FBI employees, revealed Crooks had limited online and in person interactions, planned and conducted the attack alone, and did not leak or share his intent to engage in the attack with anyone." Sometimes, there's just not much to find.
Natalia Mittelstadt at JTN, Federal judge blocks Trump administration from cutting funding to University of California. "The judge ruled that the government’s funding cuts and investigations opened by the Departments of Education and Justice were “coercive and retaliatory conduct in violation of the First Amendment and 10th Amendment”"
From Breitbart, Judge: Democrat LaMonica McIver Must Stand Trial for Assaulting Federal Agents at ICE Facility. OTP reports 16 Antifa Members Charged In Texas ICE Facility Riot, Attempted Murder Of Cop. WokeSpy, DOJ Drops the Hammer on Antifa After Officer Shot in the Neck During ICE Facility Attack.
Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh " HOLY SMOKES! The success of Donald Trump’s border in one image. Migrant crossings at the insanely dangerous Darien Gap: 2022: 248,284 2023: 520,085 2024: 302,203 2025: 2,941 (!!!) It’s a decline of nearly 100%. The Gap is located between Colombia and Panama; it’s a dangerous path taken by illegals desperate to come to America. Trump is saving lives — and our sovereignty." Natalia Mittelstadt again, Trump administration unleashes illegal immigration crackdown in Charlotte. “We are surging DHS law enforcement to Charlotte to ensure Americans are safe and public safety threats are removed.” John Kass thinks Pritzker’s Angry Violent Left Kills Any Hope of Immigration Compromise. Joy Pullman at Da Fed reports the Indiana Attorney General Subpoenas Amazon, Sues Indianapolis Schools Over Migrant Trafficking.
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