Liberals and the media (but I redund) are still trying to get Trump/Hegseth over the strike on the Venezuelan drug runner. It appears there was indeed a double tap, with the Admiral in charge ordering a second missile strike to finish destroying the boat, following Hegseth's initial command to destroy it. AP, Admiral who ordered follow-up strike on alleged drug-carrying boat to brief lawmakers. At Althouse, "To comply with a spoken order from Hegseth to kill everyone, the Special Operations commander overseeing the mission ordered a second strike..." "... that killed the two survivors, according to two people with direct knowledge of the operation. Those people, along with five others in the original report, spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the matter’s sensitivity. Trump said he would look into the issue. 'I wouldn’t have wanted that. Not a second strike. The first strike was very lethal. It was fine,' the president told reporters." From "Trump says Hegseth denied issuing order to kill boat crew/The president also said he would not have wanted a second strike on a boat allegedly carrying drugs, which occurred after U.S. forces realized the initial attack left two survivors, as The Post reported" (WaPo)(gift link, so you can read the whole thing). UPDATE: "Hegseth Ordered a Lethal Attack but Not the Killing of Survivors, Officials Say" (NYT): "According to five U.S. officials, who spoke separately and on the condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive matter that is under investigation, Mr. Hegseth, ahead of the Sept. 2 attack, ordered a strike that would kill the people on the boat and destroy the vessel and its purported cargo of drugs. But, each official said, Mr. Hegseth’s directive did not specifically address what should happen if a first missile turned out not to fully accomplish all of those things. And, the officials said, his order was not a response to surveillance footage showing that at least two people on the boat survived the first blast. Admiral Bradley ordered the initial missile strike and then several follow-up strikes that killed the initial survivors and sank the disabled boat. As that operation unfolded, they said, Mr. Hegseth did not give any further orders to him." Shorter, from sundance at CTH, New York Times Confirms Hegseth Did Not Order Second Strike on Venezuela Narcoterrorist Boat. TownHall's Kurt Schlichter thinks The Democrat/Regime Media Plot Against Pete Hegseth Is a Joke. At Twitchy, Nobody Is More Butthurt Over Pete Hegseth's Fake Children's Book Cartel ZINGER Than Eugene Vindman.
Sundance says Senator Mark Kelly Continues “Seditious Six” Operation to Advance U.S. Color Revolution. At OTP, Sen. Kelly Claims Death Threats Have Increased Since Trump Called For His Execution. Stephen L. Miller @redsteeze. "If you've been paying attention to this, what they are doing is going from "don't follow illegal orders" to "we will decide which orders are illegal when we're back in charge so you better just not follow any of Trump's orders, or else you might be prosecuted." Another fun barrier broken by the norms crowd." Quote Bonchie@bonchieredstate "I’m sure this message will go over gangbusters with military members, Eugene. Keep it up. You’re doing great. Eugene Vindman @YVindman, "Hey @SecWar. You criming again? Let there be no doubt, you will be held accountable along with those that executed your illegal order." Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius "The Sedition 6: All Roads Lead to Ron Conway If you are wondering why we suddenly have U.S. Senators encouraging U.S. military service members to engage in a quasi-military coup, please meet Ron Conway, and follow the money." Ben Whedon at JTN, Trump hints at charges for Dems in viral video: 'Do what has to be done' "Though Trump did not name any particular target for charges, his comments come amid backlash against the Democratic lawmakers who participated in the video, which preceded an attack by an Afghan national on two National Guardsmen in Washington, D.C."
PM, US warships head to the Caribbean amid escalation with Venezeula. Betsy Stauffer at LI Reports Trump Issues Ultimatum to Maduro, Land Operations Appear Imminent. “They’re now one of the prime drug trafficking networks into the United States and Europe, and use their military positions … to grow and accelerate those movements.” Ace, Trump to Maduro: Get Out or Get Dead "I'm sure Tucker Carlson will bring up lots of conspiracy theories about monied Venezuelans controlling our country and pushing us towards war. Oh wait, they're not Jewish. Forget it." The Victory Girls wonder Is Trump Going To Invade Venezuela, Or Is This A Standoff? I doubt he invades, but an air and sea blockade should shake Maduro out.
Sundance reports Rubio, Witkoff and Kushner Meet Ukraine Officials in Florida for Discussion of Terms Before Witkoff Returns to Moscow Tuesday. Hat Hair's Dave Strom thinks Germany Is Planning for a Russian Attack on NATO in 2029. I doubt it; they can barely make headway against Ukraine. Jim Fanell at Am Great discusses The Two Calls to the Pacific: President Trump Unravels the Myth of a Special US-China Relationship, "With two well-timed phone calls, Trump upended decades of U.S.–China orthodoxy and put Japan back at the center of America’s strategy to deter Beijing." Carlo Carrasco, US Mounts Offensive To Smash China’s Fruit Market Dominance In The Philippines.
From his NYPo gig, Insty says Too-close Tennessee election warns GOP: Damning the left isn’t enough. LA Times, After Prop. 50, San Diego may lose its only Republican in Congress as Democrats target Issa. From OTP, Indiana Republicans Release New Congressional Redistricting Plan "Indiana House Republicans released Monday a proposed redrawing of the state’s congressional maps aimed at producing a 9-0 Republican U.S. House delegation. The proposed map splits strongly Democratic Indianapolis among four districts that all stretch far into rural, heavily Republican counties." Seems fair.
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Amy Curtis at TownHall sees Tim Walz Is Elbows-Deep in Minnesota's Fraud Scandal and wonders Is Minnesota's DHS Deleting Data to Hide Fraud? From Da Caller, ‘Cascade Of Systemic Failures’: Minnesota State Employees Blast Walz For ‘Massive Fraud’ In Social Services. Don Surber calls Tim Walz the bagman for Somalia. Ace, Whistleblowers Say Tim Walz Is "100% Responsible" For the Massive Levels of Migrant Fraud in Minnesota, "You know Somali fraud in Minnesota is huge when even the New York Times can't cover it up any longer." Western Lensman @WesternLensman, "Hey, Somalis aren’t the only ones defrauding my state. That’s racist. My friends are too." Dustin Grage @GrageDustin, "JUST IN: Tim Walz ally, Jonathan Weinhagen, former Minneapolis Chamber CEO, is expected to plead guilty to five counts of bank and wire fraud after embezzling over $200K. Tim Walz isn’t wrong — it’s not just Somalis committing fraud. It’s also his donors." Am Exp, sees a Thinking Minnesota Poll: Voters set to hold Walz accountable for fraud. Dan Greenfield at Front Page, The Retarded Outrage Over Trump Calling Walz “Retarded” "They didn't have a problem when Jon Stewart used it as his go-to insult again and again." Ace, Trump Calls Tim Walz "Seriously Retarded" For Allowing Widespread Somali Pirate Fraud, Says Ilhan Omar Should Be "Thrown the Hell Out of the Country" "No lies detected. Trump called Walz "retarded." When the leftwing Foreign Pirate Cover-Up Media pretended to get the vapors, Trump doubled down." From the Chicago Boyz, Minnesota, Nice.
Amy Curtis, Who Is Calla Walsh? Meet Another One of Zohran Mamdani's Radical DSA Comrades. Steve Richards at JTN, Poll finds 51% of young voters prefer democratic socialist in 2028, "Respondents cited parental influence, online videos and podcasts, and books for disposing them towards the ideology." Scott Pinsker at PJM explains Why Trump’s Next PR Pivot Must Be Total, Absolute Political WARFARE on Socialism. From the College Fix, 42% of young liberals say Kirk’s views ‘brought violence upon himself to an extent’: poll.
From OTP, Guardsman Severely Wounded In Ambush Can Give Thumbs Up, Wiggle Toes. TownHall's Scott McClallen thinks Democrats Downplay DC Terrorist Shooting. Susie Moore at RedState cites Noem on NG Shooting Suspect: 'We Believe He Was Radicalized Since He's Been Here in This Country'. AP, Suspect in National Guard attack struggled with ‘dark isolation’ as community raised concerns. DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican, "Am I reading this article correctly? CIA leaks messages of shooter communicating with CIA to prove to Rolling Stone that CIA wasn't working with the shooter when in fact the shooter was in active collaboration with the CIA as of just a few months ago?" From Ace, Another Biden Bug-Out Terrrorist Arrested, This One Threatening to Blow Up an Army Base "The terrorists were so vetted you guys." Nick Ballasy at JTN reports the Afghan resettlement program to be scrutinized after shooting, planned bombing of National Guard. "GOP lawmakers have said they want to examine Biden's "Operation Allies Welcome" program but it is unclear at this time if a special committee in the House or Senate will be established, given that some Democrats are pushing back."
Margot Cleveland at Da Fed sees evidence New Docs Reveal Jack Smith Intentionally Violated Congressional Republicans’ Constitutional Rights. Jeff Charles at TownHall finds The Activist Judges Are at It Again: Appeals Court Disqualifies Alina Habba From Current Position. DC_Draino @DC_Draino, "Every time we indict the Deep State, it never gets to a jury. Corrupt judges throw out the case. How many Trump admin & J6 cases did they throw out? Zero. How many Deep State cases tossed? 100%. First it was abuse of the national injunctions, now it’s this. We are witnessing a Judicial Insurrection." Quote C3 @C_3C_3, "Alina Habba indicted La Monica McIver. A judge ruled her ineligible. Lindsey Halligan indicted James Comey and Letitia James. " From Althouse, "For the first time in modern memory, the [Solicitor General's] office’s merits briefs... begin with an 'introduction,' a section often filled with unusually charged language..." ""... including direct quotes from Mr. Trump.... The Harvard Law School professor Richard Lazarus, an assistant solicitor general during the Reagan administration, said the charged rhetoric in filings could imperil the office’s special status with the Supreme Court as a trusted counselor that presents the justices with rigorous arguments that interpret the law consistently, no matter who occupies the White House. The fiery language, Professor Lazarus said, makes the office sound like 'a zealous ideologue.' 'They look like they are representing an individual. They don’t look like they are representing the United States or the federal government,' he said. 'The question is whether the court will call them on it or not.'" From "Despite Supreme Court Wins, Elite D.O.J. Unit Has Seen Mass Turnover/Even with an exodus of lawyers, the Office of the Solicitor General has had remarkable success. But fiery rhetoric and close White House ties have raised concerns" (NYT)." CNN whines that the Justice Department could present a new indictment against James Comey to a grand jury this week. Sundance, Pretending Not to Know Things, Continues.
News Wax cites Trump: Biden 'Screwed' US With Open, Unchecked Entry. PJM's Stephen Kruiser says The Biden Messes Are Deadly and Difficult to Get Rid Of. Sundance, DHS Secretary Kirsti Noem Supports Full Travel Ban on All Countries Sending ‘killers, leeches and entitlement junkies.’ From Ace, Trump: We Must Halt Immigration from the Third World, "Import third world people, get third world culture and crime, Maybe it's time for the Cultural Enrichers to enrich the cultures of their own countries," and Treasury Department’s Crime Unit Announces Crackdown on Cross-Border Transfers of “Funds Derived from Unlawful Employment” Sent by Illegal Aliens.
At OTP, Two Protesters Who Blocked ICE In Lower Manhattan Charged With Felony Assault and DHS Demands Letitia James Hand Over 7K Illegal Migrant Criminals New York Is Holding Let her pay to keep them. The minute they walk free, deport them. Pop Times is outraged Oregon’s Lesbian Governor Threatens to Prosecute Federal Agents for Enforcing U.S. Immigration Law. Good luck with that. At Front Page, Illegal Alien Ambushed Arizona Deputies and "Gov. Katie Hobbs just vetoed public safety legislation." From Da Caller, Bar Offers Free Beer To Anyone Who Helps ICE Deport An Illegal Immigrant in Idaho.
Driscoll at Insty, IT’S COME TO THIS: New York Times Struggles to Explain Why It Reported News to Traumatized Readers. Dinesh D'Souza @DineshDSouza, "No need to grovel. This was your first piece of real reporting in about 5 years. You outed Mamdani as a fraud according to his own standards. This Indian rich kid tried to take the affirmative action spot of a black person. Why do you have to “explain” why you exposed him?" Quote Patrick Healy @patrickhealynyt, "As the @nytimes assistant managing editor for Standards and Trust, I’ve received reader feedback regarding our reporting on Zohran Mamdani’s 2009 application to Columbia University. To provide context on how the reporting came together, I wanted to share some information. . . " Christopher F. Rufo @christopherrufo, "The New York Times beat us on the Zohran scoop, but we beat the New York Times on the Somali fraud scoop. Make no mistake: although we have significantly fewer resources, this is a competition between peer institutions and, more often than not, we're beating them to the story." Quote Semafor @semafor, "NEW: The New York Times pushed ahead with its story about Zohran Mamdani’s application to Columbia University to avoid being scooped by Christopher Rufo, @maxwelltani reports. https://semafor.com/article/07/06/" Jay Bhattacharya @DrJBhattacharya, "A friend told me that the NYT just published a piece criticizing me, fearful I wouldn't recommend a lockdown if another pandemic came along. Not sure why that's a criticism. Lockdowns were the biggest public health disaster in history and it's true I won't ever recommend one!" From WokeSpy, Jim Acosta Triggered by Trump’s Manhandling of the Media, Calls for Boycott.
OTP reports Harvard Hires Divinity School Graduate Who Assaulted Israeli Student During 2023 Protest. News Wax cites a Poll: 63 Percent Say 4-Year Degree Not Worth Cost. Elon Musk @elonmusk, "It needs to stop." Quote Lozzy B𝕏 @TruthFairy131, "STOP the Antiwhite hate, discrimination & propaganda. This is what the Education systems & Government institutions are indoctrinating people with in the West. . . "
Some relevant links left hanging at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 12.01.25 (Weekend Substack Sensation)
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