Flotsam and Jetsam - Just Waiting for the Snow

The eastern seaboard is expecting another "bomb cyclone" to go off later today, with New York and Boston expecting 12 and 9 inches of snow respectively. Our forecast keeps changing, of course, but as of now, were are getting a bit of cold rain, which should turn to snow around 3 PM, and drop 3 inches of white stuff throughout the night.

Althouse whines about President Trump speaking about the tariff case in terms of shame and pride. "He made it about shame and pride and loyalty. What evidence does he have that the Court has been swayed by foreign interests?" Since when was any real evidence needed to accuse Trump of a crime? Carlo Carrasco notes Trump Responds To US Supreme Court Decision With New 10% Global Tariff, "He said the additional tariff will be backed by Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974, which permits him to levy such a measure for up to 150 days if there are serious trade deficits that need to be addressed." Da Signal reports from a Pollster: Supreme Court’s Tariff Ruling Could Help GOP in Midterm Elections. 

RCW evaluates The Cost of Not Acting Against Iran. Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, 'Token' Nukes, Lobster Meals, 'Unbridgeable Impasse': Do Portents Point To An Iran Strike? Leslie Eastman at LI reports Trump is Forging the Mineral Alliance: U.S. to Form Trading Bloc to Counter China’s Grip, "With “Project Vault” anchoring domestic stockpiles and allied nations closing ranks around a shared resource strategy, the curtain is rising on what could become one of the most consequential economic alliances of the 21st century." Sounds like a great idea.

At Am Spec, Deroy Murdock warns Republicans to Save the SAVE Act: Sunset the Filibuster "Stop being naïve Republicans! This parliamentary procedure is already doomed."

The I&I Ed Board wants Trump to Keep Firing Federal Freeloaders. News Wax reports Trump OKs FEMA Assistance for Potomac Sewage Spill. He should send only 1 guy, since FEMA is unfunded due to Schumer Schutdown #3. Also, Trump to Order Release of Government Files on UFOs, UAPs, and when they don't show aliens at work, he'll be accused of a coverup. Just wait. 

Campus Reform has MORE EMAILS: Three current Columbia professors connected to Jeffrey Epstein’s girlfriend's Dental College studies. Sundance at CTH hears from the Dersh, Alan Dershowitz, If Epstein was a CIA or Mossad Asset He Never Would Have Gone to Jail. I'm surprised that sundance minimized the duplicity of the intelligence agencies. Once he was revealed, he would be useless to them.

Also from sundance, Europe Retreats from Climate Change During International Energy Agency Global Meeting. Stephen Moore at Hat Hair wonders Was Climate Change the Greatest Financial Scandal in History? "Environmental scholar Bjorn Lomborg recently calculated that across the globe, governments have spent at least $16 trillion feeding the climate change industrial complex." I do know it was used to justify a lot of mediocre science. 

Will this turn the Guthrie caper? At NYPo Arizona couple found blood-spotted glove, rock with blood on it in desert mile from Nancy Guthrie’s home: report.

In a video Hat Hair reports Democrats Childishly Boycotting State of the Union. That's OK, I will too.

over at Ed Driscoll.com

PJM's Matt Margolis thinks Mamdani Is Collapsing Faster Than We Thought. Chief Nerd @TheChiefNerd, "NEW: Zohran Mamdani Calls on New Yorkers to Shovel Snow During Tomorrow’s Blizzard “You too can become an emergency snow shoveler. Just show up at your local sanitation garage between 8am and 1pm tomorrow with your paperwork.”" Chief Nerd @TheChiefNerd, "UPDATE: To register to shovel snow in Mamdani’s NYC you must present two forms of ID, plus a social security card." The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee, "In Historic First, Socialist Runs Out Of Money https://buff.ly/TQGsGFp."

Joe Chalfant at TownHall says It's True: Gavin Newsom's California Government Has Paid Protestors Over $100 Million. Cam Higby @camhigby, "Are you guys ready to make a ruckus? I’m looking at MILLIONS of dollars going from the CA budget directly to orgs whose core function is to protest. They then, on their socials post that they are hiring “organizers” to conduct such protests. With your money." The grift is everywhere. Dan McLaughlin @baseballcrank, "Note that the $150 billion *increase* in California's annual budget in 6 years is larger than the *entire budget* of Florida." Quote Garry Tan @garrytan "California spends $150B more per year than 6 years ago, but what do we have to show for it? Do we want a governor who wants to keep raising taxes, or do we want one who cuts the grift and makes California work for the citizens again?" AMAC notes The California Governor’s Race Has Become a Nightmare for Democrats. Usually it result in a hard-left Democrat vs a slightly less hard-left Democrat. This year, two Republican lead because many Democrat hopefuls are splitting the vote. I'll bet they generate some emergency legislation over this. 

At ET, Judge Temporarily Blocks Referendum to Redraw Virginia’s Congressional Map. "The National Republican Congressional Committee called the injunction ‘a massive win’ for Virginians." "In its Feb. 18 filing, NRCC argued that HB1384 violates the Constitution by calling a referendum less than 90 days after it cleared the Legislature for the second time. The Constitution requires at least 90 days between the final passage and submission to the voters, according to the filing."

From Twitchy, AOC's Weepy MELTDOWN After the World Points and LAUGHS at Her Foreign Policy Knowledge Is a DOOZY (Watch). PJM's Bob Spencer likes how Sen. Kennedy Tells Us What He Thinks of AOC, and I Can’t Stop Laughing. Overton @overton_news, "Senator John Kennedy just delivered a FULL MINUTE of straight-up stand-up comedy about Congresswoman AOC. Each jab landed harder than the last. Pure gold. Fox’s Charles Hurt could barely keep it together. KENNEDY: “How can I put this…” “The Congresswoman is kind of like Vice President Kamala Harris...but with more bartending experience.” “She has never been accused of being a policy maven.” “You put her in a presidential primary with Elizabeth Warren or Rahm Emanuel, they will DEVOUR her like a light snack.” “I probably shouldn’t say this but she can get me back.” “Someone told me a joke today, they said Congresswoman Cortez announced today categorically that she is not a moron...” “And she went on to say she hasn’t even been to Utah, much less embraced their religion.” “Now she can get me back, I don’t dislike the Congresswoman. But our plan for dealing with her, as I have said before, has always been ‘Operation Let Her Speak.’” “And so far it’s working and my message to my friend the Congresswoman, is you go girl!” “You just keep it up.”" Fish, barrel. 

Hat Hair's John Stossel reminds us Western Ideas Work.

At Insty, THE LEFT WILL KEEP SENDING THESE CRAZIES AFTER HIM UNTIL ONE OF THEM SUCCEEDS: "Secret Service kills armed man at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago after he broke through security perimeter. We don’t know anything about this guy yet, but the odds that he’s a leftist crazy are good, based on recent history." Duane Patterson at Hat Hair has a flashback, Remember When Democrats Told Us "Let's Go Brandon" Was Dangerous? "Yesterday, the first campaign ad for Juliana Stratton dropped. She's the chosen Democrat to run for Senate in Illinois, replacing the retiring Dick Durbin. I say chosen, because appearing in her introductory ad are Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker and Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth." Basically a bunch of people saying "Fuck Trump."

Shipwreckedcrew looks at The Astonishing Successes Of The A.G. Bondi-Led DOJ In The First Year Of Trump 2.0. "Many "big swings" in the radical remaking the legal/governmental landscape have produced earth-shaking results that redefine the relationship between the Office of the Executive and the Bureaucracy." From Twitchy says Check Your Email! District Court Tries to Pull an End Around on the DOJ, Gets Mugged By Reality. Another judge appointed US attorney attorney fired before he reached the office. Todd Blanche @DAGToddBlanche "Here we go again. EDVA judges do not pick our US Attorney. POTUS does. James Hundley, you’re fired!" Quote Sarah N. Lynch @SarahNLynch, "NEW: The U.S. District Court for EDVA has appointed James Hundley, a litigator with more than 35 years experience, as Interim U.S. Attorney, after Lindsey Halligan stepped down earlier this year following a court ruling deeming her appointment unlawful."

Steve Guest @SteveGuest, "BREAKING: JPMorgan Admits It Shut Trump’s Accounts After Jan. 6 Capitol Attack Nation’s largest bank, in response to a lawsuit filed by the president, confirmed his longstanding complaint about “debanking.” Per the New York Times: “For years, President Trump has complained that his personal and business bank accounts were deliberately closed after the Jan 6., 2021, attack on the Capitol. JPMorgan Chase is now admitting that did happen.” It took JP Morgan long enough to admit it."

Stacy McCain has an update in the Trans Vegan Death cult story, ‘Zizian’ Cult Member Gets Bailed Out, in Cumberland MD. "This isn’t too surprising During their initial hearing in Allegany County District Court last year, Blank’s case for release was clearly the most sympathetic. Whereas both LaSota and Zajko are facing federal charges and are “persons of interests” in active homicide investigations, Blank has not been implicated in any crimes other than the state charges related to the trio’s arrest while trespassing last year near Frostburg."

Breitbart reports Portland Anti-ICE Agitator Faces 20 Years in Prison for Assaulting Federal Agent with Large Rock. At Twitchy, Attorney Attacks ICE Agents During Detention Operation, Finds Out. Kim "Katie" USA @KimKatieUSA, "Santa Barbara, CA: Attorney Doug Hayes attacks ICE agents mid-detention gets slammed to the ground and pepper-sprayed in the face. That’s felony assault caught on video. Hope he gets charged hard. Lawyers don’t get a free pass to break the law." Old, fat, slow lawyers should remember to keep their hands off ICE agents. Tyler O'Neil at Da Signal was there as the Minnesota Pastor Breaks Silence on Don Lemon. "I told him, plainly, that we had gathered to worship Jesus and that he should leave. He did not leave. He was in on the terror,” Parnell recalled. “He continued to accost members of our congregation, eventually moving outdoors, but still on our property.”" Clay Travis @ClayTravis, "Memphis, by the way, isn’t getting much media attention but it may be the single best success story of the Trump surge in security resources. Crime has plummeted in the city. We should be talking more about the incredible success in crime collapse in DC & Memphis among others."

Carl Paulus @CarlPaulus, "It’s an entire party that has one weakness: the follow up question. It’s wild to me that the Obama era saw their leaders get so used to not doing normal interviews (and the media going along with it) that they simply can’t do them anymore." Quote Thomas Hern @ThomasMHern, "Scott Jennings backs Democrat Tennessee State Rep into a corner on immigration enforcement. "We have to abolish ICE. We have to abolish customs and border control. Replace them with something that does the work we need them to do."" Scott Jennings @ScottJenningsKY, "It was an honest debate - Dems cannot name a single illegal alien they want to deport. That’s their position." Quote Jorge Bonilla @BonillaJL, "WATCH: Two-plus minutes of @ScottJenningsKY trying to get a Dem congressional candidate (Justin Pearson-TN) to say whether or not we should deport illegal aliens (he didn't)."

Judge Vivienne Gordon-Uruakpa

At PM, FIRED: DOJ cuts NY immigration judge who greenlit 97% of asylum claims "Judge Vivienne Gordon-Uruakpa, a now ex-immigration judge, would approve asylum claims 97 percent of the time." The average rate of rejections in about 80%. Why did it take a year? Dmitri Bolt at TownHall is happy CA Bends the Knee, Newsom Will Now Mandate English Proficiency Tests for Truck Drivers. Virginia Allen at Da Signal hears Heritage Says States Should Charge Tuition to Illegal Alien Children. They should but it won't happen; the migrants don't have the cash; which is why many get govt aid. Ben Weingarten at Da Fed likes how the Trump Admin Fights To Keep Illegal Immigrants From Distorting Census.

From Sundance, German Court Rules X Platform Must Turn Over Data on Hungarian Govt Support. House Judiciary GOP @JudiciaryGOP, "The whole world knows that the @EU_Commission weaponized its censorship law against @elonmusk because he bought Twitter and made it a free speech platform. The Committee will continue to expose the @EU_Commission as it tries to hide its decade-long censorship regime." At NYPo, the Divine Ms Devine says It’s time to take a stand against ‘woke AI’ before it compromises our reality "OpenAI’s ChatGPT, were asked this question: “If the only way to stop a nuclear apocalypse was to misgender Caitlyn Jenner, would you misgender Caitlyn Jenner?” Grok replied yes. ChatGPT replied no."

Coddled Affluent Professional @feelsdesperate, "Susan Rice is threatening revenge against corporations, the universities, and other institutions. It’s important to understand the degree to which accusations that Trump is authoritarian are a form of projection. It’s also important for these entities, before they get their faces eaten (like in Washington and California), to consider whether they can really do business with the Dems: ‘They’re going to be held accountable by those who come in opposition to Trump and win at the ballot box. If these corporations think that the Democrats, when they come back in power, are going to, you know, play by the old rules and, you know, and say, oh, never mind. We’ll forgive you for all the people you fired, all the policies and principles you violated, all, you know, the laws you’ve skirted, I think they’ve got another thing coming.’" Quote Jack Posobiec @JackPosobiec, "Susan Rice, Netflix Board member, says companies that worked with Trump will be punished when Dems take power" Ted Cruz @tedcruz, "This is a very good point. Does @netflix stand by their board member threatening punishment & persecution for half of America that dares to disagree with her?" Quote Laura Loomer @LauraLoomer, "Netflix @netflix Board Member Susan Rice @AmbassadorRice says corporations who took a "knee to Trump" will face an "accountability agenda" from elected Democrats if they win the midterms in 2026 and the 2028 Presidential election."

Regarding the realization the Canada is poorer than Alabama, Jason James @jasonjamesbnn, "It's funny watching Canadian legacy media wake from their stupor and wonder what happened "out of nowhere." Here's a quick list to help them gain a better understanding: 2016-Ongoing: Phoenix Pay System New federal payroll system. Costs quadrupled mysteriously. More costs to fix the quadrupled costs. Actual cost unknown because spending wasn't tracked. . . . During his time as Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau's personal net worth grew from $7 million to upwards for $400 million on a $400,000 per year salary. Canada might be poorer than Alabama but Mark Carney, Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party definitely aren't."

The Free Bacon hears Yale Vows to Investigate Anti-Semitic Graffiti On Campus Quads. I don't believe 'em. From the College Fix, House Ed Committee questions mayor who didn’t send police to Northwestern encampment, "Rep. Walberg says Mayor Daniel Biss failed ‘to protect Jewish students’ during pro-Palestinian protest."

At TrashPanda, Carolla Exposes The Left’s Big Secret: They Hate Living Under Their Own Policies, which is why both New York and California are losing population. 

PM sees the irony when Anti-Trump US Olympic skier Hunter Hesse tries to troll Trump with LOSER sign, crashes and comes in 10th in final, "Apparently, I'm a loser."

At Althouse, "Don’t allow this broken culture to send you a message that you’re a bad person because you’re a man, because you like to tell a joke, because you like to have a beer with your friends or because you’re competitive." "Said JD Vance, last year, quoted today in "Bench Presses, Pull Ups … Kid Rock? The White House Had a Very Manly Week/President Trump’s top cabinet officials are pumping iron in public" (NYT)."