Flotsam and Jetsam - Swalwell Slithers Out of Seat

As of yesterday morning all-round dirt bag and California rep Eric Swalwell had quit his run for governor over multiple allegations of rape and/or sexual misconduct, but was still coiled around his seat in congress. Later yesterday, he resigned from Congress... Bob Hoge at RedState notes Eric Swalwell Continues to Crash and Burn As Billionaire Boots Him From Mansion He Was Hiding In. Da Beast , Dem Star Kicked Out of Billionaire’s Mansion After Denying Rape Claim. “I am no longer supporting Eric,” he told the Post. “F---ing tell everyone I’m a libertarian. F--- you, Democrat Party. I’m a libertarian now.” Aww, too bad, he'll be out on the street like so many in California. Dave Strom at Hat Hair, Swalwell Out; Democrats Admit Everybody Knew for Years. PJM's Stephen Kruiser, Eric Swalwell's Gubernatorial Bid Gets Hit By the #MeToo Train. Ace, Eric Fartwell Forced Out of Gubernatorial Race by Post-Biden-Debate Coordinated Campaign; Apologizes for "Mistakes in Judgment I Have Made in My Life", "He was forced out after Democrats threatened to expel him from Congress if he didn't resign from the race." Sundance at CTH, Eric Swalwell Quits Race for California Governor – Remains in Position as Pervert in DC. Hat Hair's John Sexton thinks The California Governor's Race is a Train Wreck (and Trump Should Make It Worse). "If Trump's team wanted to play some 11-dimentional chess here, they could think about further damaging this already disastrous governor's race by raising the profile of some of the other Dems in the race. Don't given Steyer or Porter any of the oxygen they crave, but a critical tweet about Xavier Becerra and Anonio Villaraigosa would probably ensure neither one of them drops out for a couple more weeks, making it harder for Porter or Steyer to rise. Again, if Dems want to make this whole race about opposition to Trump, why not have some fun with that?" From Da Caller, Rep Anna Paulina Luna, Moving To Expel Eric Swalwell, Says It’s ‘Inappropriate’ Dems Are Not Calling For Him To Resign. Driscoll at Insty, SWALWELL’S BLANKET PARTY and a very Driscolly post, featuring lots of comments by Jonathan Turley, MR. KISS KISS FANG FANG CRASHES OUT: Jonathan Turley @JonathanTurley. "In one week, Eric Swalwell was forced to drop out of the California race, put under criminal investigation in New York, and is the subject of a bipartisan expulsion effort. He was even kicked out of the home of a billionaire who was letting him crash. However, that is not all..."

Too late! Cathy Salgado, Eric Swalwell Resigns From Congress. Sundance, Alleged Congressional Rapist, Eric Swalwell, Resigns from Congress while denying the crimes. Ace, Eric Swalwell Attempts to Short-Circuit Investigation and Effort to Expel Him, Saying He "Plans" to Resign (No Date Given), which is largely irrelevant because he rarely votes. But, Republicans don't get a boost out of it because, as NYPo reports Rep. Tony Gonzales quits Congress after affair, lewd texting scandal with staffer who fatally set herself on fire.

IT Guy @ITGuy1959, "The question everyone should be asking is how this went on for so long." Quote Nick Sortor @nicksortor, "JUST IN: OVER 50 former staffers of Eric Swalwell have just released a statement calling for him to RESIGN They also referred to the r*pe allegations against him as CREDIBLE." Possum Reviews @ReviewsPossum, "So Eric Swalwell has allegedly been committing crimes for years— everything from campaign finance crimes to rape— but it wasn't until he decided to run for governor in California and threatened to split the Democrat vote that it's all suddenly coming to light at the same time, and now every Democrat is demanding he drop out of the race, but not give up his seat in Congress." Yeah, funny how that works. Sister Toldja at RedState says 'Just Asking Questions': All Eyes Turn to Swalwell's Bestie, Sen. Ruben Gallego, As Scrutiny Intensifies. Robby Soave atop Da Hill, Eric Swalwell exposed for sexual misconduct; Katie Porter worse? Well, by it's design of power influence, and need for money for reelection, the House attracts the worst kind of people. PoIiMath @politicalmath, "If we are taking Bethany at her word, she's telling us that Hill reporters are *not allowed* to talk about scandals or stories that they are not specifically assigned to She's telling us that her entire industry is about narrative building, not truth seeking." Quote Bethany 貝書穎 @BethanyAllenEbr "I did not play it down. I very much wanted to report it out myself. But MeToo stories on the Hill aren't related to my beat, as much as I personally wish I could report them out. I passed the tip along to colleagues on the Hill beat."

Open Source Intel @Osint613, "Israel Hayom: The U.S. has begun enforcing a naval blockade on Iran, targeting all vessels entering and exiting its ports across the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz. The move is expected to inflict about $435M in total daily losses across Iran’s exports, roughly $13B per month, even as its oil revenues rose 37% during the war to about $139M per day...." Rod Martin says Trump’s Hormuz Trap Snaps Shut "Iran thought it could extort the world. Instead, Trump is turning a closed Strait into leverage, rising U.S. energy exports, and a global reordering." At Hat Hair Capt. Ed says Begun, the Battle Of Hormuz Has andIran: A Blockade? That's An Act of War! (no shit, Sherlock), Duane Patterson thinks Donald Trump Pulls The Wabbit Season Trick On the Iranian Regime and Dave Strom adds Iran: It's the Economy, Stupid. News Wax cites Trump: IRGC Fast Attack Ships That Approach Blockade Will Be 'Eliminated'. From the Bo Her, Lucas: Trump has Dems in a ‘strait’-jacket, "Impeachment talk on the Left play’s into Iran’s hand." Don Surber catches the NYT Rooting for Iran. "NYT officially hates America and promotes terrorism." Sky News @SkyNews, "BREAKING: The UK will not be involved in a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, Sky News understands. Earlier today, Donald Trump said the U.S. Navy would be blocking the critical shipping route..." Like they have the ships to do it. Keir Starmer @Keir_Starmer, "The ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz is deeply damaging. Getting global shipping moving is vital to ease cost of living pressures. The UK has convened more than 40 nations who share our aim to restore freedom of navigation. This week the UK and France will co-host a summit to advance work on a coordinated, independent, multinational plan to safeguard international shipping when the conflict ends." Jesús Enrique Rosas - The Body Language Guy @Knesix, "The dots that only a few seem to connect is that the Venezuela+Iran double tap was a headshot aimed at China, who's saying goodbye to cheap oil. Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz thinking it was holding the West hostage. But in reality, 90 percent of the oil that flows through that strait goes east, and almost half of that goes to China in heavily subsidized product. Iran was not holding a gun to America's head. Iran was holding a gun to China's gas tank and screaming "LOOK HOW POWERFUL I AM YA FILTHY INFIDEL!!" at Washington. Because fuck logic I guess So what happened next was predictable to everyone except, apparently, the IRGC. Saudi Arabia said "Fine, I'll do this myself" and cranked its pipeline to the Red Sea to nearly seven million barrels a day. The UAE expanded its pipeline to the Gulf of Oman. Nature is healing. American crude exports hit a record 4.9 million barrels a day in April alone. Right now, 121 empty tankers turned around and sailed to the United States to load up on American oil because... it turns out there's an obscene amount of American oil. Iran's one big card, the only economic leverage it had left, just forced every customer on earth to build a permanent detour around Iran. That's like barricading yourself inside the only bridge in town and then watching the city build four new bridges while you sit there starving...."

News Wax has a Report the US Sets 6 Red Lines as Iran Nuclear Talks Stall. The Brussels Signal claims to have learned Three military lessons from the Iran war. Sundance wonders about Promethean Action Follows the Money in the Background of the Iran. YouTube, EXPOSED: Trump Names the Hidden War — Britain Has No Cards Left. Jonathan Leaf has News That's Been Drowned Out By The Sound of Battle, Part III. 

Dr. Eli David @DrEliDavid, "If it was an "autocratic regime", then how did people just vote in free democratic elections to replace him?! Can the Iranians also vote to get rid of their "autocratic regime"?" Bonchie @bonchieredstate, "“He won elections, then lost one and left peacefully, but he was definitely still an authoritarian because to admit otherwise would counter my narrative.”" Quote Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp, "I've seen a lot of takes that Orbán's defeat means that he was never an authoritarian in the first place. This is completely wrong — and, in fact, betrays a complete misunderstanding of both Hungarian politics and modern authoritarianism."

Hat Hair's Beege Welborn hears Petition Drive Hits Judicial Burp in the Road on the Way to Albertan Independence, Indian's unhappy to leave welfare state, and Irish Fuel Protests Might Bring Down the Government - 'No Confidence' Vote Tomorrow.

Vince Langman @LangmanVince, "David Axelrod met with the Pope last week, a few days later the Pope attacked President Trump on Iran. Then last night three liberal Cardinals attacked president Trump on 60 minutes This was all coordinated by Barrack Obama to break Trump's catholic base before the midterms." Quote 60 Minutes @60Minutes, "In a rare joint interview, three of America’s most influential cardinals, who actively serve archdioceses, share what they’re hearing in their pews." Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius, "One does not need to be a rocket scientist to realize that the reason Obama henchman David Axelrod met with Pope Leo last week was to coordinate a media propaganda blitz and quasi-color revolution designed to separate faithful American Roman Catholics from support for the MAGA agenda." William Wheelwright @ploughmansfolly, "It is patently obvious that these tweets, which are indistinguishable from DNC messaging and make no meaningful mention of Christ, were drafted during or as a result of the meeting with Axelrod. People don’t seem to remember how closely associated the Church and the Democratic Party have been for the entire lives of Boomers and earlier. Biden and others ascended through their entire political careers as Dems while simultaneously claiming to be pro life and pro marriage. That the GOP could ever usurp the Catholic base is a 10-15 year old phenomenon. There is an obvious effort among the septagenarians of both of these institutions to shore up their political coalition and prevent the hemorrhaging of narrative and psychopolitical control." Oilfield Rando @Oilfield_Rando,"If USASpending records are correct, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Newark has received $32.3 million for "refugee cash assistance/support services" from prime awardee International Rescue Committee. The president of IRC, a former UK politician, earns $1.2 million a year" "All I’m saying is that people might be less cynical about the Catholic Church’s grievances against restrictive immigration policy if they hadn’t been awarded $4 billion by the US government for resettling immigrants." Megan Basham @megbasham, "The Pope has cited the President by name in his remarks and urged voters to call their "Congressmen." Of course that's going to get pushback from the Administration. And it should. Because that isn't simply voicing general principles of the faith. It's politicking."

Nicole Russell at USA Today thinks Democrats' growing credibility gap may cost them the midterms. "In a volatile economic environment, marked by high gas prices and global instability, voters may choose predictability over ambiguity. It's why Democrats are not seeing the typical midterm surge." John Lucas at Bravo Blue, Abigail Spanberger to her voters: ‘I can do anything I want, get used to it.’ PJM's VodkaPundit sees Another Red State, Fully Californicated, Colorado. Joe Chalfant at TownHall sees California Democrats Just Revealed Their New Scheme to Protect Fraudsters. Make investigative journalism illegal. Elon Musk @elonmusk, "California legislators are trying to make investigating fraud illegal." Quote Nick shirley @nickshirleyy, "California is trying to pass a bill that would criminalize investigative journalism with misdemeanors, $10,000 fines, imprisonment, and content takedown. The proposed bill is titled AB 2624 and was made after I exposed mass fraud by immigrant groups in America." Walter Curt @wcdispatch, "Elon Musk was right. The federal government was just writing checks to anyone who asked for years on end. ZERO Verification Requirements. Today, I confirmed a pattern: Dissolved business entities billing Medicaid at scale. In just one small batch, I’ve verified over $15MM. One was dissolved in 2011, yet between 2020-2024 it billed medicaid over $1.8MM. Our tax dollars are paying businesses dissolved over a decade ago. They don’t even check. They just send them money. It’s infuriating."

JB Shurk at Am Think thinks Democrats Are Killing the Country with Racism "The war on white Americans continues apace." From Twitchy, Jen Psaki Shares Words of Wisdom From ‘Minnesota Angry Man’ Who Assaulted TPUSA Reporter

Do you think Ginger Goebbels will address this at all on her next show, or is acknowledging lies and awful leftists the only thing that can get someone fired from @MSNOWNews? Or does @jrpsaki simply not have decency in her?pic.twitter.com/njcqGB887O

— Derek Hunter (@derekahunter) April 13, 2026

At PJM Matt Margolis is shocked, shocked to hear The Biden Admin Knew of COVID Vaccine Stroke Risk and Covered It Up.

Matt Vespa at TownHall, Oh Boy: Tulsi Gabbard Just Declassified the Docs Behind the 2019 Trump Impeachment Effort. Sundance is on it, with Atkinson Transcripts and Background ICIG (CIA) Investigative Documents Released, DNI Tulsi Gabbard Releases a Statement with Document Release from Two Silos and Johnny Didn’t Bark – But Tulsi Did. It's too bad that these revelations come out so long after the deeds that it's hard to work up righteous anger at the perfidy of the intelligence agencies under Obama/Biden.

Jake Sullum at Reason likes how A Federal Judge Dismisses Trump's Defamation Lawsuit Against The Wall Street Journal "Trump's failure to properly allege "actual malice" is consistent with his long history of filing shaky legal claims against people who say things he does not like." Why not let a jury decide? Well, you can't win if you don't sue.

At CIS, White House Declares the ‘Era of Amnesty’ in the Immigration Courts ‘Is Over’ "While NYT makes many of the same claims as it dives into IJ firings — but omits key points."

Ace, Tyler Robinson Made a Full, Handwritten Confession to His Gay Furry Lover, "Cavernous Nostrils hardest hit." John Sexton, Christian Nurse Who Called Trans Prisoner 'Mr.' Reaches Settlement with Hospital.

Mia Cathell at WaEx reports Fairfax County schools retain copious cultural observance days out of ‘diversity’ concerns.