Flotsam and Jetsam on Flag Day

It's Flag Day, coincidentally (perhaps) with the 250th anniversary of the founding of the US Army, and even more coincidentally, President Trump's 79th birthday, and he's throwing army a parade in the US Capital, and, as can be expected, liberals are in high, or at least middle dudgeon, and hold nationwide anti-Trump, anti-military, and just generally anti everything good demonstrations, called "No King's" rallies. We'll see if they turn into riots. At Twitchy, Hoping for Rain: Tim Walz Compares the U.S. Army’s DC Parade Prep to Something Out of North Korea. Althouse "So this goes back to 2017 when President Trump was in Paris and watched France's Bastille Day military parade. There were tanks..." ""... there were troops, and they're marching down Champs d'Elysee. There were war planes, there were fighter jets. And he watched this with President Emmanuel Macron of France, and he loved it. So he came back and announced to the Pentagon that he wanted his own military parade." And "The uniformed body crystallizes all these associations we have. It makes your chest look broader, your posture straighter, your shoulders stronger. It becomes shorthand for words like manly, strong, brave, dominant." "Said Paul Achter, "an associate professor of rhetoric at the University of Richmond, who has written on 'military chic,'" quoted in "Why Trump Loves a Man in Uniform/As thousands of soldiers prepare to march in President Trump’s military parade, what exactly will we see?" (NYT)."

Unacceptable Jessica Find out about No Kings. "There are people that have a plan to destroy America... Watch this guy’s testimony (click photo). He was offered cash to 'go protest’ in LA. 200 USD/day. There are pallets of bricks being left at sites and these people are being instructed to use them against other human beings. As I have asked previously: Who is paying for this? Peaceful my ass." DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican "JUST RELEASED: Follow the Money Behind the No Kings Rally DataRepublican has launched an interactive, open-source map showing how your tax dollars flow to organizations involved in the No Kings rally. I tracked funding from federal sources to final recipients, prioritizing direct paths (not via DAFs) whenever possible. IMPORTANT: most paths still went through Donor-Advised Funds (DAFs)—the black box of the nonprofit world. Unfortunately, it's a common and opaque funding structure that deserves scrutiny." Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders, "I want to applaud all the patriots who will be participating, as I will, in No King rallies across the country. Americans believe in freedom, not authoritarianism. In 1776 brave Americans took on and defeated the most powerful despot in the world. In 2025 we will do the same." Matt Van Swol @matt_vanswol "This is literally insurrection language. Calling for Americans to take on President Trump in the same way America took on the British is literally calling for an insurrection. How the fuck does Bernie get away with this?????" From WaEx, Liberals are preparing for mass protests this weekend. Here’s how your tax dollars are helping them.

The shooting war between Israel and Iran continues. Stacy McCain One Standard Deviation: How Israel Targeted Iran’s Top Air Force Leaders. "Did you know Jews are smart? I mean, on average, despite such utter dummies as Joy Behar." Dave Strom at Hat Hair, You Thought the Pager Attack Was Amazing? Israel Outdid Itself This Time. Mint, Iran’s Quds Force Commander Esmail Qaani killed in Israeli strike, reports say. Who was he? Why waste ammo on cannon fodder when you can reach their leaders. Ace, Israel's Strikes Killed Dozens of High-Ranking Iranian Terror Generals and Nucular Scientists. At Althouse, "Israel launched a stunning series of strikes Friday morning on Iranian nuclear sites and killed several of the nation’s security chiefs, in a remarkable coup of intelligence and military force..." ""... that decapitated Tehran’s chain of command. President Trump warned that further attacks would be 'even more brutal' and redoubled pressure on Iran to reach a new deal to curb its nuclear program.... The attacks also killed top Iranian officials and nuclear scientists and hit Tehran’s long-range missile facilities and aerial defenses." The NYT reports." and “Where is our air defense?”/“How can Israel come and attack anything it wants, kill our top commanders, and we are incapable of stopping it?” "Said Iranian officials in "private text messages shared with The New York Times," quoted in "A Miscalculation by Iran Led to Israeli Strikes’ Extensive Toll, Officials Say/Interviews with half a dozen senior Iranian officials show that they were not expecting Israel to strike before another round of talks" (NYT)." Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, NEW: Iranian Retaliatory Strike Hits Tel Aviv; UPDATE: Netanyahu Calls on Iranians to 'Revolt'. Ace, Israel Is Now Bombing Iran's Main Uranium Enrichment Site and Iran Fires Dozens of Missiles at Tel Aviv, Plus: Former Democrat Candidate for Vice President Tim Walz: We Need a Country With "Moral Authority" to Step In to Save Iran from Israel. Oh, I Know Who Has Moral Authority -- China!!! Brit Hume@brithume "Obvious, but not always said: Israel is unmistakably striking military targets in Iran. Iran, as usual, is aiming at civilian targets. Yes there will be civilians killed in the Israeli strikes, but they are not the targets. They are Iran's." 

Trump told the Iranians they had 60 day to agree to dismantle their nuclear weapons program. The attack came on day 61. They can't say they weren't warned. Bonchie at Red State, Trump Drops an All-Time Troll on Iran, As What Happened Behind the Scenes Comes Into View. At LifeZette, Trump Responds to Israeli Attack on Iran ‘Dead Now, and It Will Only Get Worse!’ Eyal Yakoby @EYakoby "BREAKING: Dana Bash: Trump told her, the Iranian hardliners in the talks are now dead. Bash: "Meaning Israel got them?" Trump: "Well they didn't die of covid."" From Sundance at CTH, President Trump Releases Statements Following Israeli Attack on Iranian Nuclear Capabilities and Leadership, Secretary Rubio Draws Distinct Underline of “Unilateral” – First Round Attack Leadership, Second Round Underway, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu Gives Speech Outlining Attacks Against Iran – Operation Rising Lion and Remarkable Online Poll Highlights 90 Percent of Respondents Do Not Want USA Involved in Israel War Against Iran. TheBlaze @theblaze "Tim Walz on Israel striking Iran: “Who is the voice in the world that can negotiate some type of agreement and hold the moral authority? It might be the Chinese.”" From NRO sees An Antisemitic Meltdown by the Online Right’s Israel Foes. Twitchy, 'Sorry for Your and Obama's LOSS'! All of X WRECKS Ben Rhodes for BOO-HOO'ing for His Iranian Besties. Erick Erickson @EWErickson, "I know some people are so broken they will never be able to muster a compliment for Trump, but the level of misdirection and coordination with Israel on this Iran attack was brilliant. Trump used his public platforms to lull Iran into complacency while privately coordinating with Israel. Trump and Netanyahu went so far as to meet privately this week to finalize things while publicly both leaking that Trump was urging restraint." Kurt Schlichter@KurtSchlichter, "Carry your weapon lawfully today. There is a non-zero chance that Iranian infiltrators under Biden will launch terror attacks here and try to make my book come true." Matt Vespa at TownHall sees a CNN Analyst Throws Cold Water on All-Out War Speculations in the Middle East for a Simple Reason "everyone who would be plotting how to retaliate in Iran is dead (Also, no, Ben Rhodes, just no. Log off for a bit):"

Heather McDonald at CJ approves of Trump’s Unapologetic Defense of the Rule of Law. In fact, Rasmussen Reports @Rasmussen_Poll "TODAY - 57% Approve Trump Deploying National Guard in LA Even while President Donald Trump’s immigration policy remains controversial, most voters support his decision to use the National Guard to stop attacks on federal immigration agents in Los Angeles." At the Pop Times CNN Journalists admit Trump’s Popularity Skyrockets Amid LA Violent Riots and Rep. Maxine Waters Shamefully Backpedals, Admits Protests Were Violent, Still Blames Trump. Althouse, Trump asserts that he "saved L.A." A classic Trump overstatement. Most of LA was unaffected. It's a very big city. The OC register reports Marines will take over protection of Wilshire Federal Building in Los Angeles. Da Fed's Mark Hemingway explains How The L.A. Riots Demonstrate Democrat-Media Complex’s Loss Of Narrative Control. RCP, LA Riots Hand Republicans Script for Midterms. From ET, Protests Against ICE Operations Spread to More Cities. Nick Arama at Red State sees Anti-ICE Agitators Find Out It's Not a Good Idea to Shake the Gates at Newark Facility. From NYPo, Los Angeles anti-ICE rioters are launching the left’s American intifada. Breitbart reports a Republican Senator Proposes Stripping Los Angeles of 2028 Olympics over Anti-ICE Riots. At Da Wire, says if you Want To End The Riots? Hit The Mob Where It Hurts. "As long as rioters know they can act with impunity, the riots will continue."

At NYPo, There’s nothing ‘spontaneous’ about radical ICE protests — here are the groups behind them. WokeSpy reports Democrat Lawmaker Threatens To Put Law Enforcement Lives In Danger For Apparent Publicity Stunt. "House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Wednesday that he will be exposing the identities of ICE agents in what appeared to be a shocking publicity stunt, threatening the lives and wellbeing of possibly thousands of law enforcement officers and their families." Jerry Dunleavy at JTN finds the LA mayor once joined pro-Cuba communist group, now it’s part of CCP-linked network behind protests. "Karen Bass's radical Communist-linked past is coming back to haunt her as the pro-Cuban revolutionary group she was a member of in her youth has joined a Marxist financial network linked to the Los Angeles protests." At Hat Hair, John Sexton reports A Story About ICE Raiding a School Graduation in LA Made the Rounds But Was Entirely False and LA's KTLA 5 Botches a Story on ICE. Althouse, The "Oh no, not work!" guy is so repulsive that I had to wonder if he is an actor deliberately evoking our disgust. Joe Weber at JTN reports GOP-House passes bill to end DC's 'sanctuary' city statutes, "The measure passed 224-194, with 11 Democrats voting with Republicans to pass the measure."

Sundance hosts Border Czar Tom Homan Discusses In-Depth Border Security and Deportation Operations, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem Responds to Media Questions About Alex Padilla Ambush Effort and Democrat Senator Alex Padilla Attempts to Ambush DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, Forcibly Removed from News Conference. Liz Stauffer at LI laughs at a Dem Senator who Compares Padilla Takedown to John Lewis Fighting for Civil Rights in the 60s, "The “all-white beach club” references relate to Whitehouse’s long-standing membership in the exclusive Bailey’s Beach Club, located in Newport, Rhode Island, whose membership is said to be all white." At PJM Matt Margolis notes Even CNN Couldn't Defend Padilla's Phony Stunt. "CNN's David Chalian didn't mince words about what really happened here and why Padilla was actually there. "I mean, he's there to spark a moment and create attention. There's no doubt this is a, you know, political tactic that he was employing," Chalian admitted with refreshing honesty, not even pretending this was anything other than manufactured drama." Anxious anxiously reports Incensed House Democrats plan ICE funding war. Sundance, President Trump Sends Two Messages on Ongoing Illegal Alien Removals – Criminal Aliens Must be Aggressively Removed, and Non-Criminal Alien Workers May Get Leniency. Althouse finds "The Trump administration has abruptly shifted the focus of its mass deportation campaign, telling Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials to largely pause raids and arrests in the agricultural industry, hotels and restaurants..." ""... according to an internal email and three U.S. officials with knowledge of the guidance...." Breitbart cites Rep. Crenshaw: Deport Non-Citizen Rioters Who Assault Cops, but after a long stint in prison. From Fox, Hochul fails to recall illegal aliens charged in high-profile criminal cases, including woman's subway burning.

At NYPo, the Divine Ms. Devine writes The art of Trump’s trade deal with China — how admin got it done. Real Clear World thinks Trump Is Right About European Non-Tariff Trade Barriers. Breitbart sees Tariff Derangement Syndrome Crushed: Producer Price Inflation Comes In Weaker Than Expected. From Fox, Trump scores major win as Senate installs IRS critic to lead the agency. "Former Rep Billy Long will take the helm at the IRS amid Trump's plans to overhaul the US tax system."

Althouse finds Booing or cheering? "From a Reddit discussion of the crowd reaction to Trump's appearance in the audience at the Kennedy Center performance of "Les Miserables": "Honestly it sounds like a mix of both? Boos and cheers/clapping together. Because as disappointing as it is, there is a lot of people who literally reside up Trump’s ass crack & worship this man. I fully despise him and everything he stands for. And the fact that he simultaneously, gets to go to the theater and exist peacefully while terrorizing the immigrant populations in LA & around the US.""

Chris Queen at PJM, Tom Emmer Rakes Tim Walz Over the Coals on Sanctuary State Policies. Alpha News @AlphaNewsMN "Tim Walz is asked: "What is a woman?" He responds: "I'm not sure I understand the question."" At Shooting News Weekly thinks In the End, David Hogg Was Just Too Masculine for a Leadership Position in the DNC.

At ET, Trump Says Musk ‘A Friend of Mine.’ "The president made the comments while signing a bill targeting California’s emissions mandate." Good. Dave Strom USAID Bribery Scandal Nets First Convictions. Sundance reports USAID Official and Three Corporate Executives Plead Guilty to Decade-Long Bribery Scheme.

Matt Vespa at TownHall, About That Judge Who Tried to Strip Trump's Commander-in-Chief Powers Last Night... "Judge Charles Breyer is another member of this unholy fraternity that’s leading this judicial coup. The man tried to—and this is just beyond laughable—wrest the commander-in-chief role from the executive last night. It lasted about 30 seconds before an appeals court slapped it down for gross overreach. It’s become the hallmark characteristic of this cabal of judges who think they’re the entire government. Once again, we have a clown in robes who would fit better as an MSNBC commentator than a judge." Shipwreckedcrew @shipwreckedcrew "In my review of the decision I don't see where Breyer even addressed this issue. If calling into federal service is a POTUS function, how can he enjoin that decision if he has no jurisdiction over POTUS on separation of powers grounds. That is black letter law." Quote Adrian Vermeule @Vermeullarmine, "Replying to @Vermeullarmine, "This might be the most shocking part of the decision. Previous resistance judges have at least paid lip service to the longstanding rule that injunctive relief doesn’t lie against the President directly for official acts." Adrian Vermeule @Vermeullarmine "If your reaction to this is that “the process is working,” you’re missing the point. Any one of almost 700 district judges might intervene at any time to block anything the President does, even within the core of his Article II powers. The overhang of uncertainty and confusion about where power lies in our government is toxic in itself." Quote Kyle Cheney@kyledcheney. " Replying to @kyledcheney "BREAKING: 9th Circuit panel grants administrative stay of Judge Breyer's ruling. This allows Trump to keep National Guard deployed for a few more days while three judge panel considers the case." Ben Weingarten at RCI on Tipping the Scales: Why So Many Cases Against Trump Are Heard by Democrat-Appointed Judges. "To see whether Trump’s adversaries are engaging in forum shopping, RealClearInvestigations analyzed 350 cases brought against the administration. We found that plaintiffs have brought 80% of those cases before just 11 of the nation’s 91 district courts. While Democrat presidents have appointed roughly 60% of all active district court judges, each of the 11 district courts where the anti-Trump challenges have been clustered boasts an even higher percentage of Democrat appointees. In several of these venues, the administration’s challengers are almost guaranteed that a judge picked by Joe Biden, Barack Obama, or Bill Clinton will preside over their case." Buck Throckmorton at Ace's thinks that Following Its Ruling Prohibiting Reverse Discrimination in the Workplace, SCOTUS Now Has the Opportunity to Eradicate Reverse Discrimination in Schools. Cam at Bearing Arms hears Connecticut say to Second Circuit Please Ignore What SCOTUS Just Said About AR-15s.

Da Caller, FBI Admits What Its Fmr Director Wouldn’t Say About Biden’s Afghanistan Withdrawal, "during [Operation Allies Refuge] and [Operation Allies Welcome], the normal processes required to determine whether individuals posed a threat to national security and public safety were overtaken by the need to immediately evacuate and protect the lives of Afghans, increasing the potential that bad actors could try to exploit the expedited evacuation,” the report continued." Ace, The CIA Releases 1,450 Pages of Documents Relating to the Killing of RFK (Senior). "The documents don't look too good for Sirhan Sirhan."

Ace hears CNN May Fire Anderson Cooper and Jake Tapper to Make the Company More Attractive for a Buyer "CNN is making so much money for Warner Discovery that the company is looking to spin it off into another company called "Loser Deadweight Ratings Poison Networks LLC" if my facts are correct. Update: My facts weren't correct. It will be called "Global Networks" or something gay and vague like that. They will be reviewing the exorbitant salaries they're paying proven ratings-disasters like Anderson Cooper. No one wants to buy a dying company until management gets serious about making it at least plausibly profitable in the future." He doesn't exactly sound bummed.

Ace also features The Week In Woke. "Three people are shot or stabbed at the "Pride" rally in DC after "protester" object to prudent security measures and a police presence." From Redux, a Trans-Identified Male Killer Accused of Raping Female Inmate in Illinois Women’s Prison Remains at Facility Despite Officials’ Attempts at Transfer. At AMAC, Why “Pride Month” 2025 Is Falling Flat.

There are tons of links left at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 06.13.25 (Afternoon Edition), but I don't have time to dig them all out.

Rule 5 Saturday - Oksana Butovskaya

This week, Rule 5 winner features freckles with Oksana Butovskaya:

I am a professional red-haired fashion model from Ukraine Model experience since 2010!
Now I'm in the USA, Florida Miami

Worked with a large number of photographers, videographers, starred in clips, advertising. Worked as a model at the master class. I have experience working with brands of clothing, cosmetics, accessories, appliances and much more.

She even has her own subredit. 

There's An App for That!

WBAL TV, Baltimore, 'Great time to see dolphins': Report, find dolphin sightings in the Chesapeake Bay through new app

A new app helps people track dolphin sightings in the Chesapeake Bay. You can find out where dolphins are and even upload videos of your own sightings. "This time of year is a great time to see dolphins," said Jamie Testa, project coordinator for Chesapeake Dolphin Watch.

Ocean City isn't the only place where you can see Atlantic bottlenose dolphins. From Havre de Grace to Virginia Beach, you can keep track with an app called Chesapeake Dolphin Watch.  "They are all from opportunistic sightings. They are just out, enjoying their day on or near the water, they happen to see dolphins and they report them to us," Testa said.

The easy-to-use app was launched in 2017 from the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Chesapeake Biological Laboratory. "If you're not fortunate enough to see bottlenose dolphins, you could use the app to explore other people's sightings," Testa said. "You can browse around, look at where the sightings are on the map, as well as images."

Testa said the information is more than just fun to have, it's used to study dolphin movement and behavior. "We're looking at where they go, how far upriver, how far downstream, which creeks they're checking out," Testa said. "Some of the behaviors that we get from the sightings, like it appears that they were feeding, or sometimes we see video footage showing mating behavior."

The app is free — all you need is a name, email and password to register.

I'll report dolphins if I see them, but I'll be damned if I put a new app on my phone to do it. 

Flotsam and Jetsam - Israel Strikes Iran, Secret Service Tackles Senator

If you live under a rock (not that there's anything wrong with that) you might not have heard that last night, after dark in the mid east, Israel launched a not unexpected pre-emptive strike on Iran's nuclear weapons facilities, as well as targeting senior leadership and nuclear scientists. I'm not pro-war, but I find it hard to fault Israel. Stacy McCain, ‘An Earth-Shattering Kaboom’: Israel Wipes Out Top Iranian Military Leaders UPDATE: ‘Decapitation Strike’ — List . Insty, IRAN DISCOVERS EARTH-SHATTERING KABOOMS: ISRAEL LAUNCHES MULTIPLE STRIKES IN IRAN. Driscoll, ISRAEL LAUNCHES MULTIPLE STRIKES IN IRAN and Israel Bombs Iran in Preemptive Strike (UPDATED). Cathy Salgado at PJM, Israel Bombs Iran in Preemptive Strike. Don Surber, Sucks to be Iran this morning, "Trump gave them a 60-day notice to negotiate." Israel says attacks will continue for several more days. Meanwhile, Israel is on watch for the expected volley of drones and missiles form Iranian counter strikes.

Yesterday Alex Padilla, a junior Senator from California, found himself in the same LA federal building where DHS Secretary Kristi Noem was speaking, and without identifying himself, began shouting and heckling and pushing toward the podium. Secret Service intercepted him, and while he struggled against them, pushed him out of the room, and onto the floor, where FBI agents cuffed him and searched him for weapons. He was later released, and met with Noem privately. Given two attempted assassinations of Donald Trump, and leftists currently burning the streets of LA and other, it's not surprising the security around Trump's cabinet is on a hair trigger. At Insty, NEW CIVILITY WATCH: Bill Melugin @BillMelugin_ "BREAKING: California Democratic Senator @AlexPadilla4CA just crashed DHS Secretary Noem’s press conference in LA and was forcibly removed." Matt Margolis at PJM, Democrats Melt Down Over Padilla’s Stunt — Here’s What Really Happened Dan Bongino "This was a calculated stunt by Sen. Padilla. He wasn’t there to ask questions or get answers. He was there to stage a media spectacle, and right on cue, the Democrat spin machine kicked into gear with prepackaged outrage and performative pearl-clutching." @FBIDDBongino "With regard to the incident in LA this afternoon, the Senator in question was not wearing a security pin and physically resisted law enforcement when confronted. Our FBI personnel acted completely appropriately while assisting Secret Service and we are grateful for their professionalism and service." At Insty, NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW (EXCEPT DEMOCRATS): Democrats Melt Down Over Padilla’s Stunt — Here’s What Really Happened. jimtreacher.substack.com @jtLOL "Never seen a U.S. senator bust uninvited into a press conference in street clothes spouting gibberish, either. It's a day of firsts." Quote Christopher Cadelago @ccadelago, "Never seen a U.S. senator shoved around like this by law enforcement." Kurt Schlichter @KurtSchlichter "Hey, it's not like anyone has tried to, I dunno, murder a bunch of Republican congressmen, knife a Republican governor candidate, kill a Republican-appointed SCOTUS justice or attempt to kill (twice) a Republican president lately." DC_Draino @DC_Draino, "Notice how Democrats don’t show this longer video that clearly shows Alex Padilla getting violent with federal agents? This man committed a crime that J6ers got thrown in prison for years for." Matt Vespa at TownHall says DHS Kristi Noem Just Blew Up a Dem Senator's Sob Story About How He Got Manhandled at a DHS Presser. Ace, The Democrat-Media Party Goes All In on the Proposition That a Strange Man Should Be Permitted to Charge at a Female Office-Holder Without Consequence. "Is that the New Rule? I ask once again: Are you sure you can live with the consequences of all these New Rules you're creating?" And, NBC "News" Reports a Huge Scoop: There's a Left-Wing Movement to Encourage and Escalate Violence Update: California Democrat Senator Alex Padilla Arrested and Handcuffed for His #Resistance Efforts, "You don't say. You don't say."

James Antle at Am Con examines The Buchananite Moment in LA, "The riots have both the Democratic presidential front-runners and Donald Trump playing to their bases. We’ll see who wins." At Twitchy, Conservative Woman's EPIC Thread About 'Breaking Into Costco' Destroys Lefty Talking Points on ILLEGALS Traditionally Sarah @tradwifemom "So I went to Costco without a membership, I snuck around the card readers, I didn’t want to wait in line to get an actual membership or one day pass. They caught me in the store and asked me to leave or go to the service desk and get a membership. Instead of leaving I demanded free products and food and waved a Sam’s club flag in the middle of their store to show them just how much I love Costco and want to stay. When they still asked me to leave I began stealing whatever I could and threw frozen hamburger patties at security. They should have just let me shop there without a membership, I’m special!" At TNR, The Symbolic Power of Burning Waymo Robotaxis "It’s no accident that the vehicles that got torched during the Los Angeles protests were driverless cars." Beth Brelje at Da Fed reports a Mexican Illegal Alien Charged With Attempted Murder For Allegedly Throwing Molotov Cocktail During LA Riots. Driscoll, SUMMER RERUN SEASON: Amy Reichert @amyforsandiego "Anti-ICE activists are organizing a boycott of Independence Day. Because apparently celebrating freedom is now offensive." NYPo, NYPD vehicles torched in suspected arson attack as cops find undetonated explosive devices nearby.

Kurt Schlichter says On the Upside, Gavin Newsom Is Toast. At Declassified with Julie Kelly, Who Really is to Blame for Anti-Deportation Riots? "One can safely argue the trouble started on March 15 in the federal courtroom of Judge Jeb Boasberg." She's redoubtable, but I think she's wrong on this. They were going to riot this summer, all they needed was a barely plausible excuse. Matt Margolis, You Have to See Sen. John Kennedy Nuke Maxine Waters and Gavin Newsom. Breaking911 @Breaking911, "MAXINE WATERS: "Trump started this. Rioters should not be edged on, and you know, provoked..."" Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, YGBFKM: Gutless Gavin Hides 'First Amendment' Speech Behind Copyright Claims to Shut Down Critics. Reddit Lies @reddit_lies, "Redditors today: "A modern day Anne Frank is hiding from ICE" Redditors 4 years ago: "I got an entire church forcibly quarantined." Vicky Taft at PJM says the L.A. Mayor's Damning Response to Riots PROVES She Is All-In on Rioters' Extortion Racket. Tom Fitton @TomFitton "Sounds like @MayorOfLA just admitted to a criminal conspiracy...." Quote Mayor Karen Bass @MayorOfLA "We will not stand for this."

Insty says ROLL THEM UP: Michelle Maxwell @MichelleMaxwell "California Democratic Party Faces Scrutiny Over Brick Purchase Amidst LA Protests By Jonathan Gregory Los Angeles, CA — June 11 2025 A recent review of the California Democratic Party's May 2025 expense report has uncovered a significant and controversial expenditure: the purchase of 200 pallets of construction-grade bricks. Notably, this acquisition lacks any associated construction plans or public documentation, raising questions about its intended use. The absence of a clear purpose for such a substantial purchase has prompted calls for transparency and accountability from both political opponents and watchdog organizations. The timing of this purchase coincides with widespread protests in Los Angeles, which erupted in early June following aggressive immigration enforcement actions by the Trump administration. These demonstrations have been marked by clashes between protesters and law enforcement, with reports indicating that some individuals have thrown bricks during the unrest. While there is no direct evidence linking the pallets purchased by the Democratic Party to the incidents in Los Angeles, the proximity of these events has intensified public scrutiny." Capt. Ed, BREAKING: FBI Arrests Riot Supplier, Charges Conspiracy; UPDATE: 'Brown Berets'? Matt Finn@MattFinnFNC, "BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: The driver who vent viral for dropping off “bionic shield” face masks to LA rioters was arrested by the FBI in a sting at his home this morning. Alejandro Orellana was taken into custody on suspicion of Conspiracy to Commit Civil Disorders." Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok "BREAKING: The FBI arrested the guy who dropped off the bionic face shields for the rioters in LA." Ace, FBI Arrests Foreign Invader Who Distributed Anti-Gas-Mask Face Shields to Rioters; Man Is a Member of a Latino Gang Paramilitary "The Brown Berets." "You might have seen the "Bionic Shields" being handed out to rioters so that they could throw concrete at cops even when the cops used tear gas to disperse them. Photographs of the foreign soldier were taken, and that foreign soldier operating on US soil has now been arrested." And Josh Hawley Expands Insurrection Investigation, Notifying CHIRLA and PSL That They Will Be Subpoenaed, "Who's funding this insurrectionary violence? Well, ultimately, the taxpayer is. But the money is collected and paid out by revolutionary violence NGOs that this mentally-ill, suicidal country is actually paying for." Ace, Scumbag Woke Corporation Walmart Faces Boycott As Scumbag Heiress Christy Walton Promotes the Planned Democrat-Media Party Riots. "Scheduled for This Saturday I hate this corporation. Maybe we should have some fiery but mostly peaceful protests for Walmart."

From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 06.12.25 (Afternoon Edition), Twitchy: Mollie Hemingway Wrecks Jake Tapper For Refusing To Testify About Biden Senility Claims, TikToker Exposes “No Kings Day” For Paying Influencers $200/Day To Support Riots, and Rep. Elise Stefanik Makes NY Gov. Hochul Face Tragic Effects Of Sanctuary Policies, Louder With Crowder: Mexican official calls for Mexico to take to TAKE BACK all the land America has conquered, Gavin Newsom fake cries through a “national address” blaming Trump for the riots, Criminal Alien Charged with Attempted Murder After Allegedly Throwing Molotov Cocktail at Police During LA Riots, Typical white liberal protesters mock a black woman as they block her from going to work, and “La manifestante muy grande” calls on LA rioters to bring leaf blowers, tells Trump to suck her left… wait, what? and Matt Taibbi: Activism, Uncensored – The LA Riots.

Nick Arama at RedState says Hoo Boy: Elise Stefanik Ends Gov. Hochul Over Sanctuary States, Leaves Her Stammering. Mike Davis @mrddmia "Has anyone done a wellness check on @GovKathyHochul? @EliseStefanik just ended Kathy's career." Ace, Rep. Elise Stefanik Grills Kathy Hochul on All the Illegal Aliens She Shielded from Deportation Who Went on to Rape Children or Burn Women to Death on the Subway, "What is even more galling is that she doesn't even know who these people are. It's absolutely worth your time to watch, but if you don't have the time or can't play a video at work, see the transcript here."

At PJM Stephen Kruiser sees A Feature, Not a Bug — Everything Trump Does Triggers the Press, Dave Manney notes Trump Speaks at Fort Bragg, and the Press Loses Its Mind and Matt Margolis hears Karoline Leavitt Goes Beast Mode on Reporter Defending Violent Rioters. At NewsBusters CNN’s Brownstein: Trump Sees LA as ‘Hostile Territory to Be Subdued’. Well, isn't it? Dan Chaitin at Da Wire, Bessent Identifies New Strain Of TDS, Reminds Dems They Lost The Election. "A higher decibel level does not give your statements more veracity." Matt Margolis, CNN Panel Melts Down After Batya Ungar-Sargon Drops Truth Bomb About Illegal Immigration. "“Rich people are now the base of the Democratic Party. They are the employers of low-wage labor. . . Of course, they are very upset that their jobs program of an open border is coming to an end,” Ungar-Sargon added, pointing out that illegal labor provides a convenient source of cheap, easily exploited workers." NewsBusters, Ana Cabrera Reports: ‘American Empathy’ Toward Illegal Immigration. From the Free Bacon, WHERE'S DONIE? CNN's Emmy-Nominated 'Extremism' Reporter Goes Missing Amid Outburst of Left-Wing Violence "Update: He was at a UFO conference."

James O'Keefe@JamesOKeefeIII "EXPOSED: CNN Jake Tapper Stage Manager Caught On Hidden Camera Revealing Tapper “Knew” About Joe Biden’s Decline During 2024 Presidential Campaign: “He Doesn’t Want to Reveal That in Front of Us” “Even Tapper wrote a book about it.” “Biden, I met him twice… He was sharper, [back then] for sure.”"

Bonchie @bonchieredstate, "The same people who claimed working out, the okay sign, and drinking milk are signs of white supremacy now want to claim it’s the right that has politicized everything." Quote Peter Baker@peterbakernyt, Replying to @ShawnMcCreesh "For those of us born and raised in the Washington area, the Kennedy Center was always a place to escape politics and enjoy some music or theater. Now it's been turned into just one more venue for the polarization of the current era.

From Redux Trans-Identified Male Killer Accused of Raping Female Inmate in Illinois Women’s Prison Remains at Facility Despite Officials’ Attempts at Transfer.

Fish Pic Friday - Sarita Fishes

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Bay Health Declines

 Chesapeake Bay Mag, Bay Report Card’s C Grade Shows Drop in Health Since Last Year

One year after the Chesapeake Bay’s health grade hit a 22-year high, its report card performance has dropped back down. Researchers are hoping it’s a one-year hiccup within a long-term improving trend.

The University of Maryland’s Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) released its 19th annual Chesapeake Bay and Watershed Report Card Tuesday. It measures the cleanliness of the Bay and the ecological, economic, and societal state of its watershed. With 2025 marking an important deadline for cleanup efforts, this data gives a snapshot of where the Bay stands and and highlights the need for continued improvement.

The Chesapeake Bay received an overall score of C (50%). That’s five points lower than last year, but indicates a long-term upswing. The watershed received a C+ (57%), with a good score for ecology and moderate scores for economy and society.

Although this year’s data shows a short-term decline, it’s been slowly improving since the 1980s. “We think extreme weather may have had some impact on the scores this year,” said Dr. Heath Kelsey, Director of UMCES Integration and Application Network. Last year was the hottest year on record, with extreme rain patterns contributing to pollution. Prolonged summer droughts, punctuated by runoff events, can cause pollutants to accumulate in waterways. Prolonged droughts followed by runoff events may have contributed to this year’s lower scores.

Most Bay health indicators show long-term improvement: scores are higher for dissolved oxygen, aquatic grasses, total phosphorus, and total nitrogen. Chlorophyll a and water clarity scores have declined, with water clarity receiving an F (18%). This issue remains “mysterious,” according to Bill Dennison, Vice President for Science Application at UMCES. Bay scientists are still investigating the cause of this persistent murkiness, which isn’t fully explained by phytoplankton or sediment.

Water clarity impacts other indicators, too: with recent high temperatures, aquatic grasses are in danger of burning out. Clear water enables them to handle the heat, but cloudy water traps heat and prevents photosynthesis. “The synergistic effect of turbid water and high temperature is a death knell to these plants,” said Dennison. “Water clarity is something we really need to work on because it will build more resilience for the Bay.”

Six regions in the Bay have shown improvement: the Elizabeth, James, and Patapsco and Back rivers, the upper western shore, the upper Bay, and the lower Bay. The lower Bay had the highest grade (B) probably due to its tidal exchange with the Atlantic Ocean and the health of its James River tributary in Virginia. The upper Eastern Shore was the only region with a declining score. UMCES will partner with the Delmarva Land and Litter Collaborative later this month to investigate the reasons for that downward trend.

I take a pretty dim view of these grading systems. They have high annual variability as a result of weather fluctuations, so it's only in the multi-year long run that you can see improvements or declines. As with most people, I judge the Bay health on results that mean something to me. Rockfish (aka Striped Bass) populations have been steadily declining for years. Crabs took a serious turn for the worst this year. The bright spot from a resource point of view, is that the populations of oysters are about a the best they've been since I arrived in 1985. 

Flotsam and Jetsam - LA Smolders On, Musk Say's He's Sorta Sorry

And here we are, talking about the riots in my home town again. At Hat Hair John Sexton reports Five Charged with Assault, Molotov Cocktails in LA Riots. It's a start. I assume Kash will set all the junior G-men to round up everyone who assaulted a federal officer, they way they did with J6ers. And Dave Strom thinks you can Guess Which Side of the National Guard Debate the L.A. Cops Support and wonders Will the Riots Cost Democrats the Suburbs?, notes the message Republicans 'Seize' and 'Pounce' on Mexican Flags at Riots, You Know and sees Pallywood in Los Angeles, while Capt. Ed watches CNN: Guess Which Voter Demo Has Gone Wildly MAGA? (legal immigrants). From Da Wire, Republicans Push Federal Ban On Blocking Interstates After L.A. Riots Cause Highway Chaos, "'Blue states and cities have shown that they would rather have lawlessness and disfunction over law and order.'" You mean more chaos. Nick Arama at RedState shows a New Poll Destroys Dem Narrative on Riots and Trump Deployment of National Guard . Leah Barkoukis documents Dozens of Republican AGs Back Trump’s Response to LA Riots. David Burge @iowahawkblog, "Welcome to the USA, where our harshest critics refuse to leave." At Am Mil News, FBI manhunt underway for suspect who assaulted fed’l officer during major Los Angeles riots. Drew Berquist, Kash Patel Confirms FBI Is Tracking Who is Funding the Anti-ICE Riots in Los Angeles. Kurt Schlichter @KurtSchlichter "I’m losing patience with these people" Quote Savanah Hernandez@sav_says_, "Just watched 2 white liberals stop traffic and tell a mother who was begging to go to work, that illegals and their children are more important. I then asked them how they felt stopping a black woman from getting to work." At Campus Refom, rioting for credit? LA college faculty member encourages students to attend anti-ICE protest amid violent riots.

Insty, DECLARING CIVIL WAR? Wade 'n PrideNation @watn_tarnation "Um, guys, is anyone getting worried?" Kevin Dalton @TheKevinDalton, "Gavin Newsom’s “Major Address to Californians” was a prerecorded video that was initially streamed without audio. After several minutes, a new color corrected version of the same video with actual audio was started. What an absolute fail…" PJM's Matt Margolis thinks Gavin Newsom Humiliated Himself, and It Was Awesome. At NewsMax, Trump: 'Incompetent' Newsom Forced Guard Deployment and Speaker Johnson: 'Tar and Feather' Gov. Newsom. At Hat Hair, a Larry video, Riot Investigation Unleashed: Newsom Inflames Violence! Matt Vespa thinks Victor Davis Hanson Might Have Ended Gavin Newsom's Political Career. Harold Hutchinson at Da Caller hears Scott Jennings Roasts Gavin Newsom’s ‘Opportunistic’ Anti-Trump Rant: ‘He Sits Atop A Failed State.’ Sage Steele @sagesteele "Wow. I had totally forgotten about this." Quote "John Rich @johnrich, "So, Gavin will activate the National Guard to carry out Covid testing, but not to stop "burn the town down" riots? Copy that. https://gov.ca.gov/2022/01/07/governor-newsom-activates-national-guard-to-bolster-states-covid-19-testing-capacity/" At NRO, Rich Lowry roasts Karen Bass’s Imbecilic Riot Evasions. Hat Hair's Beege Welborn, What We Have Here Is a Failure to Communicate: Bass Wants to Talk to Trump Then Blames Him. Nick Arama at RedState, Former Capitol Police Chief Wrecks Pelosi for Her Remarks About LA Riots and Jan. 6. 'Becca Downs at TownHall notes Maxine Waters Told Quite the Lie About the LA Riots. Here's How Speaker Johnson Responded. Capt. Ed snitches on LA City Councilman to LAPD Chief: Start Snitching on ICE 'Abduction' Ops. Byron York@ByronYork, "At the bottom of the riots in California is that city and state officials there want to have their own immigration law. And they can't have their own immigration law. Wasn't that settled by the Arizona case in the Obama years? Arizona said to Obama: You're not enforcing immigration law, so we will. And Obama said: No, you won't. The federal government has the sole power to enforce immigration law, including the power *not* to enforce immigration law. It's not your decision. Case went to Supreme Court. Obama won. So today, the message is, California, you can't have your own immigration law. The sooner city and state officials accept that, the better the situation will be." At Da Mail, California's First Lady shrugs off riots crisis to shop in Beverly Hills. Adam Kinzinger (Slava Ukraini)@AdamKinzinger. "I’m not sure why Gavin Newsome doesn’t activate the rest of his army guard to prevent the president from it or force him to overrule it…. Then fight on the second amendment guaranteeing a state a right to a militia. How can a state have a militia if the president can simplyShow more" DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican "Hello everyone, This "Hello" message isn't for Adam Kinzinger. It's for you, for every American who still believes in truth over narrative. Read his words carefully: "I'm not sure why Gavin Newsom doesn’t activate the rest of his army guard to prevent the president from it or force him to overrule it." This is not a gaffe. This is a sitting U.S. Congressman openly calling for military action against the sitting president. That is the textbook definition of insurrection. Yet the same people who branded January 6th an "insurrection"... who demanded mass arrests, surveillance, censorship, and military occupation of D.C.--are now applauding this. Heck, even Kinzinger himself sat on the J6 committee. They are engineering a color revolution to bring about regime change, and this post is proof."

Dave Strom hears the President of the Mexican Senate Wants Southwest United States Back. At TNP, WATCH: Mexican Senate Prez Alludes to ‘Reconquista’ of Southwest U.S. From Da Caller, No, Leftists — Rioters Don’t Deserve Land Acknowledgements. Drew Pavlou@DrewPavlou, "I can’t fucking believe that the new mentally ill communist position is that California is actually rightfully Mexican land because two centuries ago it was ruled by the feudal Mexican Empire for like 20 fucking years." Matt Walsh @MattWalshBlog "It's pretty hilarious that the Left is no longer arguing that California belongs to the "indigenous" tribes that lived there hundreds of years ago. Now they say it's the rightful property of Mexico because it was claimed by the Spanish empire. I guess we all believe in the right of conquest now. No more land acknowledgments. That's progress."

From Twitchy, Greg Gutfeld Can't Help But Notice What's Missing From Media Coverage of L.A. Riots. TV News Now @TVNewsNow, "Fox News’ @greggutfeld calls out liberal media’s L.A. coverage: “What I find interesting is how come the networks aren’t interviewing the protesters? There’s a selective shielding going on. They know the protesters are the worst spokesmen for the protest.” “So, as the media ‘we’ll take care of that for you, we’ll become the spokesman.’ Their delusional commentary alongside the videos of the rioters and the arson is a perfect juxtaposition of reality and ideology. They’re trying to tell us it’s ‘mostly peaceful’.” “Every video strengthens Trump’s position and reminds us how wrong the media was on everything from the ‘summer of love’ to the fall of Biden.”" Matt Margolis, Here’s What’s Curiously Missing From Riot Coverage. From WokeSpy, CNN Melts Down After Trump Calls LA Rioters “Insurrectionists” What comes around, goes around. Driscoll at Insty notes ABC NEWS IS ANGRY THAT L.A. IS BEING DEFENDED. Katie Jerkovich at RedState, DHS Obliterates Kim Kardashian’s Inane Plea Amid Anti-ICE Riots In LA. Driscoll at Insty, AS ALWAYS, LIFE IMITATES THE EARLIER, FUNNIER ITERATION OF SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: USA Today Suggests Rioters Should Only Burn Cars in an Environmentally Responsible Fashion.

From Breitbart, There Is No Inflation In Trump’s America: Consumer Prices Barely Rise For Fourth Straight Month. Sundance at CTH, May Inflation Data Lower than Expected – May Tariff Revenue Reaches Record Highs and Communist Alien from China, Living in U.S Illegally for 12 Years, Pleads Guilty to Shipping U.S. Military Weapons to North Korea. From TNP, Trump Announces ‘Deal With China Is Done’ Following London Tariff Talks. At NewsMax, Trump: Deal With China Is Done, Tariffs on Chinese Goods Going to 55%. Da Signal hears Trump Announces Trade Deal and Drops Plans to Revoke Chinese Student Visas. Sundance hosts as Secretary Howard Lutnick Outlines U.S-China Trade Discussion Outcome. RCP argues Trump Can and Should Fire Fed Boss For Political Meddling.

At Althouse, "President Trump, during a speech at Fort Bragg, N.C., said on Tuesday that he would restore the names of all Army bases that were named for Confederate generals..." ""... but were ordered changed by Congress in the waning days of his first administration. His move skirts the law mandating the removal of Confederate symbols from the military through the same maneuver used to restore the name of Fort Bragg, which was briefly renamed Fort Liberty. In a statement, the Army said it would 'take immediate action' to restore the old names of the bases originally honoring Confederates, but the base names would instead honor other American soldiers with similar names and initials. "From "Trump Says Army Bases Will Revert to Confederate Names/The move would reverse a yearslong effort to remove names and symbols honoring the Confederacy from the military" (NYT). Maybe you like the traditional names, not because you're wistful about the Confederacy but because the place was named long ago and feels familiar and seems to stand on its own as the name of the place, but do you approve of the law being treated that way, evaded with such a sneaky, snarky ploy?" Yep, I do. And Once again, we've got alternating pro- and anti-Trump headlines at Real Clear Politics. "I blogged a screen grab like this 2 days ago, here, so let's take a look today's image of distanced balance:"

From NewsMax, Intelligence Director Gabbard Warns of Nuclear Holocaust, from Hiroshima. At PJM VodkaPundit wonders What the Hell Was That Tulsi Gabbard Video About?

DNC ousts David Hogg for being too white and too male. End Wokeness @EndWokeness "BREAKING: DNC members vote 294 to 99 to annul vice chair victory of David Hogg, citing diversity quotas." Anxious anxiously reports David Hogg out at DNC, won't run again. Well, also, he was a trouble maker.

From Da Signal, Biden Autopen Signatures by Staffers Could Be ‘Criminal Offense,’ Leavitt Says. I predict nothing will come of it.

From Fox, Musk says he regrets social media posts targeting Trump: 'They went too far'. Adderall will do that to you. At NewsMax, Elon Musk Backs Off From Feud With Trump: Went Too Far. Sundance notes Elon Has Regrets. Althouse asks Grok to explain Musk's regret. From NYPo, Donald Trump responds to Elon Musk’s late-night apology after ugly public feud. "“I thought it was very nice that he did that,” the president told The Post in a brief phone conversation Wednesday morning, but didn’t say whether he was willing to let bygones be bygones with the Tesla and SpaceX CEO."

John Sexton hears from DOJ: Judge Dugan Does Not Have Immunity for Disrupting ICE Arrest. We'll see, it will be judges deciding how much immunity judges have, until and unless Congress steps in.

Sundance at CTH, The Duo Strike Again: Rubio Fires All Overseas USAID Staff – Gabbard Appears to Have Nabbed Another One. From NewsMax, FBI Director Patel Sues MSNBC Columnist Over False Nightclub Claims.

From NYPo, Snarky fashion influencer who regularly mocks Trump, Vance’s outfits admits he’s in US illegally, DHS responds. We see you. . .

John Sexton sees Harvard Continues a Two-Track Response to White House At the Eternally Radical Idea, Bob Shibley asks Is Harvard Doomed? "The university is a big enough institution to know that being legally in the right is not an ironclad guarantee that you’re always going to win." From the College Fix, 75% of Truman Scholars involved in liberal politics a decade later, analysis finds.

John Sexton, Simone Biles Apologizes to Riley Gaines After Trans Athlete Dispute. Somebody pulled her aside and told her what the polling was like. Cathy Salgado at PJM, hears Gaines Accepts Biles' Apology, Warns Against Fake Empathy. At Twitchy, Prominent Transgender Activist Announces She is DETRANSITIONING & Gender Cultists MELT DOWN, the transition ratchet. The Pissed Off Lawyer @legaltweetz "I’m detransitioning. My name will still be Hendrix. My birth name carries a lot of abuse with it, so Hendrix stays. I will block anyone using my prior name. I was not talked into this or groomed. This is what I want. I made the choice to transition as an adult, and the buck stops here. I won’t be suing anyone, nor am I angry about it. However, after a lifetime of trauma due to being a female & 15+ years of endometriosis, I disconnected from my female body completely. More gatekeeping could have caught this instead of an ALL affirmation model. This is why I find the informed consent model to be flawed after 7+ years of transition." Ace thinks It's Time To Hold Women Accountable For Their Destruction Of Men-Only Spaces Before They Get Our Full Support Against The Tranny Madness. From LifeZette, California Sues the Trump Admin to Keep Men in Women’s Sports.

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