Flotsam and Jetsam - More Fun with Fauci

In The Mailbox: 07.29.26

Yep, Tony Fauci and his travelling medicine show are still the main topic. At Fox, Jonathan Turley opines Fauci took the Fifth, but his diary may have already answered for him. "Dr. Anthony Fauci had every reason to fear Wednesday's Senate hearing after his diary revealed startling contradictions." PJM's Stephen Kruiser says Sure, Roasting Fauci Is Fun, but There's No Do-Over for the Biden Years. At How To Subvert Subversion with Yuri Bezmenov, Fauci Should Be in Jail, Not Georgetown. From Campus Reform, "Fauci's testimony is a slap in the face to students like me". PJM's Cathy Salgado hears RFK is Appalled That Fauci Hid His Own Vaccine Injury From the Public. To be fair, we don't really know his pulmonary infarction was a result of the vaccine, but it happened shortly thereafter, and it's a reasonable inference. Hans Mahncke at Da Fed has 10 Questions For Congress To Ask Fauci About His Covid Corruption And Coverup. I doubt they'll get a second bite of that apple. 

Nick Arama at RedState hears Fauci Fumes Post-Hearing - Rand Paul Has Some Helpful Advice. "Walk it off." Althouse, "I can explain and validate everything that I've done." Video at link. From Breitbart, Fauci Diaries: Delusional Anthony Fauci Believed Attacks on Him Were a Rightwing Plot to ‘Destroy Democracy.’ At State of the Day, State of Wednesday: DR. FAUCI AND MR. DRUMPF. "Nobody is as important as Dr. Fauci, said Dr. Fauci." Tim O'Brien at PJM says Don’t Forget the Role the ‘Scarf Queen’ Played in the Fauci Cabal. Hat Hair's Dave Strom, Deborah Birx Was Never Pardoned; UPDATE: Birx Admits Election Influenced COVID Response. "Birx is Dr. Fauci's accomplice, and while far less evil than Fauci, because there is little indication that she actually conspired to create the COVID virus that wiped out tens of millions of people, she participated in the subsequent destruction that destroyed lives and split this country apart. She lied repeatedly, causing enormous damage, and decided that she and Fauci could run a shadow government and do an end run around the political leadership elected by the American people." I'm also not sure she committed a crime; although she clearly lied to Trump about a number of things. As President, Trump was the real head of the DOJ, does that make it lying to a law enforcement officer? Just a stab in back dark. Jordan Schachtel @JordanSchachtel, "They should also haul Deborah Birx before committees. She does not have pardon immunity, and she was arguably equally as destructive as Fauci." She did sort of slide out of view before the scale of the deception became obvious. More at Ace's Quick Hits.

KC @KCPayTreeIt, "Anyone else remember the two Bakersfield REAL doctors, Dr. Dan Erickson and Dr. Artin Massihi, who got silenced and whose YouTube video was removed due to “misinformation” during COVID, all because they provided science-based info to the public that went against the “experts”?" Google censored two of my blog posts, apparently for citing the Great B@rrington Declaration. Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok, "It’s insane that any of these people were ever taken seriously again after this." Althouse cites "[Senator Bernie Moreno] requested those in the audience to stand up if they had paid a professional, legal, or personal price for dissenting from Covid orthodoxies ..." Siraj Hashmi @SirajAHashmi, "“What radicalized you?” Me:" "NPR: Dozens of public health officials have signed open letter in support of the nationwide anti-racism protests. White supremacy is a lethal public health issue that predates and contributes to COVID-19, they wrote. Hans Mahncke @HansMahncke, "The central lesson of everything surrounding Covid is that the institutions are broken, all of them. Continuing to cite those same institutions as proof that their own claims were true is therefore either breathtakingly stupid or deliberately dishonest. I cannot tell whether this guy genuinely believes the lies or is merely pretending to be dumb enough to believe them." Quote Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan, "The members of the Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens (SAGO) for the World Health Organization (WHO) "determined that most of the peer-reviewed scientific evidence supports the hypothesis that SARS-CoV-2 has a zoonotic origin, meaning that it came from an animal. - Nature magazine, February 2026 "

Matt Vespa at TownHall has his irony meter busted, Wait, Ketanji Brown Jackson Really Said That…on This Podcast? "Justice Jackson said she’s very careful about which public engagements she participates in to avoid appearing partisan. It’s a classic lack of self-awareness that’s frankly remarkable. She wants to seem impartial, which is fine, but she made these remarks on Michelle Obama’s podcast. You cannot make this up." From WUWT, Elena Kagan Gave Bogus Science a Blind Endorsement. "Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan’s admission at a July Senate hearing raises troubling questions about accountability in judicial education. Kagan confirmed she had written the foreword for the Federal Judicial Center’s Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence without reading a chapter on climate change that was eventually removed because of objectionable biases – and has yet to read it." Sundance is outraged the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Says Illegal Alien Detention Unlawful Because No Other President Did It.

Hat Hair's Beege Welborn sees The Cornyn-Tillis Losers' Revenge Tour Continues. Sundance at CTH, Senators Cornyn and Tillis Block Todd Blanche from AG Confirmation. Adam Turner at Am Great thinks The GOP Is Fighting to Hold the House. It Just Might Do It. "The GOP faces a tough midterm environment—but redistricting wins, financial strength, and Democrat divisions could help Republicans preserve their fragile House majority." Atop Da Hill, White House eyes reopening oil refineries amid high gasoline prices. Joel Berry @JoelWBerry, "These guys have a game they play where they propose the worst solutions imaginable, and if you reject their solutions, they act like you have no plan to defeat the Left at all. I've read your idiot manifesto, Charles. Your plan calls for us to lose on purpose, to accelerate the destruction of the United States, kick off a civil war, and somehow build something better from the ashes. Other solutions from your tribe include burning the Constitution and installing a new Franco. It's all infantile nonsense..."

News Wax, US Conducting Airstrikes in Iran as Tehran Escalates, Talks Falter. From NYPo, Trump demands Iran agree to a cease-fire — and there will be ‘price to pay’ for any attacks: US official. At Da Signal the Great Victor Davis Hanson explains Iran and Trump’s Next Strategy for Endgame. Althouse finds "Today, the Board of Peace reached a HISTORIC agreement for the COMPLETE DISARMAMENT of Hamas and all other armed groups in Gaza."Writes Trump on Truth Social." It's good the have hope, but I don't believe the lying shit-weasels.

Ace hears Ukraine Drones Reach All the Way to the Caspian Sea to Destroy Two Sanctioned Russian Ships Delivering Iranian Military Equipment to Russia. "There's a lot of whining from the Russians and Iranians and the hard left, but the rules are clear, ships transporting arms and military gear are fair targets in war. And Russia is meanwhile sinking Ukranian ships delivering grain to foreign buyers. So, fair is fair." From sundance, Young Defense Minister Fired by Zelenskyy Says Removal Was Due to His Audit of Military Spending – Ukraine Officials Demanded Cash Flow Continue and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Recaps His Visit with President Trump.

At RedState, Nick Arama sees a Concerning Poll About Socialists in Democrat Party - Adam Schiff's Response Explains the Problem RNC Research @RNCResearch, "Adam Schiff is fine with the Socialist takeover of his party if it means Democrats will win. CNN: “Are you on board with this?” SCHIFF: “I would rather be in that big tent in the majority than be a smaller party that is stuck forever in the minority.” Ace, One Third of All Democrats Now Identify As Socialists, While Only 39% of Country Would Consider Voting for a Socialist. "John Nolte..." Dan McCarthy at RCP compares Democratic Socialists of America vs. John Adams. Jared Gould, Degrees of Discontent: How Higher Education Created a Downwardly Mobile Elite. "America has produced more credentialed elites than the economy has room for—and the DSA is where the surplus is landing." At The View From North Central Idaho, Socialist Do Not Understand Numbers, or physics or biology. From AMAC, Mamdani & Champagne Socialist Allies Masquerade as Working-Class Heroes, "According to internal data, 85 percent of DSA members are white, and 58 percent hold professional or managerial jobs—while just four percent are blue-collar workers." From RCW, Arresting Netanyahu in America Would Be Illegal. At the Free Bacon, Abdul El-Sayed, Who Said Trump Tax Bill Benefited 'Folks Who Don't Really Need More Money,' Claimed $26,000 Trump Tax Deduction. TBF, it's stupid not to use a tax deduction you're eligible for. CJ says Hasan Piker and Code Pink Went to Cuba. Now They Might Be Under Investigation. From Da Wire, Jewish Democrat AG Won’t Attend Party’s Convention Due To Safety Concerns. "In Michigan, both Israel and antisemitism have played an large role in the Democratic primary, leading to worries over harassment of jewish attendees."

Yoseliani Ann Marte Ocasio

Capt. Ed says It's Official: Shame Has Died in Politics, and the Media Killed It. Twitchy sees Maine Dems Swap Nazi Senate Candidate for Guy Who Fathered Kids With His Second Cousin. Matt Vespa, Well, No One Expected to Find Out That Bit of Family History About Troy Jackson. The Maine Wire @TheMaineWire, "RELATIVE ATTRACTION: We can confirm that Troy Jackson and his longtime partner are second cousins. They have two children together." Ilhan Omar says hold my beer... Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok, "MAJOR BREAKING: MA Medical Examiner officially rules death of woman found dead in home owned by Rep Pressley’s ex-con husband, a HOMICIDE The victim was identified as Yoseliani Ann Marte Ocasio, 18 Let me repeat A MURDER VICTIM WAS FOUND IN A SITTING REP’S HUSBAND’S HOME." and This is 18-year-old Yoseliani Ann Marte Ocasio She was found murdered in a home owned by Rep Ayanna Pressley’s ex-con husband You probably won’t see this is the leftist media. Edwin Edwards bows to the master. Amy Curtis at TownHall reports the Company of 'Squad' Member's Husband Just Landed $2B Contract in a Blue State and It's Shady, "Conan Harris, the husband of Rep. Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), is a partner in a company that was just selected for an almost $2 billion deal to build a new courthouse in Springfield, Massachusetts."

Don Surber is not upset that DNC is broke, "Its financial situation is as bankrupt as its communist ideas." (((Aaron Walker))) @AaronWorthing, "So just to be clear, Kamala Harris‘s team is now promoting Alex Jones." Quote Headquarters @HQNewsNow, "Alex Jones calls for Trump to be impeached and for Congress to invoke the 25th Amendment." Amy Curtis shows Ro Khanna and Bob Brooks 'New Economic Patriotism' Tour Doesn't Hold Up to Scrutiny.

At RedState, the Heartland Institute says Here Are the Hard Facts That Doom Every Proposed Social Security Fix. It's the math, stupid. "John Hart, president of Open the Books, told Fox Business News the only way to save the system is to means-test recipients and eliminate everyone but the indigent. Host Stuart Varney rightly pointed out that no politician could survive the firestorm that would result from that." PJM's VodkaPundit takes a look at California's Impending Energy Disaster That Nobody Talks About, and they have no one but themselves to blame. Beege Welborn notices the Seattle Police Chief Who Was Out of Town a Lot Now Likely Out of a Job, Too.

At the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 07.30.26

Sundance reports More than 50,000 Migrants from Morocco and sub-Saharan Africa Swarm Spain’s Enclave of Ceuta. A Driscolly post at Insty is a good start, SPAIN IS BEING INVADED RIGHT NOW; UPDATE: Georgia Meloni Responds, Threatens to Cut Off Spain. Bill Melugin @BillMelugin_, "This takes me back to Del Rio, TX in 2021 w/ the Haitian surge. Similar images. This is what the DSA/socialist platform looks like in practice - in another country. No borders. No immigration enforcement. Complete freedom of movement without any resistance from the government." Quote Inevitable West @Inevitablewest, "BREAKING: An emergency has now been declared in the Spanish city of Ceuta after tens of thousands of illegal migrants break in from Morocco Pedro Sánchez is REFUSING to deploy the military to defend the borders." And AARON HANSCOM: Elon Musk Was Right: Pedro Sánchez Is a Traitor. At Ace's Thousands of Africans Flood Past Weak Fencing to Enter Spanish City of Ceuta, Saying "Goodbye Morocco, Hello Spain;" The Socialist, Open Borders Government Refuses to Halt the Mass Illegal Migration "The Democrats have a plan for America. This is that plan." 𝓐𝓵𝓵𝓮𝓷 𝓡𝓪𝔂 @2CynicAl65, "All fighting age men. Curious." Quote RadioGenoa @RadioGenoa, "North African Muslim criminals have just broken into Spain from Morocco via Ceuta. Europe is under attack." Dr Helen Ingram @drhingram, "I’m sat in a pub watching Sky News and there’s no mention of the invasion in Spain today, just repeated adverts for a documentary about a girl who lied about grooming gangs. Is this the state of the MSM? No wonder they want to stamp out citizen journalism on social media." Cathy Salgado hears John Cleese Drops Truth Bombs About Islamic Culture “I'm not a racist. I'm a culturalist[.] I believe some cultures are superior to others.” He went on, “For example, I prefer cultures that do not encourage wife beating, paedophilia, clitorectomies, stoning and constant inflation of the male ego[.] I am also aware of the difference between Islamoscepticism and Islamophobia.” Dr. Maalouf @realMaalouf, "Portugal is banning burqas and niqabs in public places, with fines up to 4,000 euros. Muslim men who force their wives or female relatives to wear one will also face 3 years in prison. Burqas were described as a ‘symbol of women’s oppression and a threat to public safety.’"

It's a little late, but Ace notes Trump Activates Never-Before-Used Court To Deport Terrorists "The court had been created in 1996 to quickly deport terrorist-sympathizing aliens. I imagine it was created in response to the first bombing of the World Trade Center by Muslim savages. But it was just some empty posturing. It was never actually used. But Trump discovered this unused authority hanging around gathering dust it and now he's using it." We'll see if the judges let him. From Lawrence Person's BattleSwarm Blog, ICE Dismantles Criminal SIM Farms. "Remember last year’s story about a “SIM farm” that was later linked to China? ICE just shut down a whole lot more." Steve Hilton @SteveHiltonx, "SHOCKING new whistleblower testimony: 200 migrant kids sent to the same container park. Xavier Becerra KNEW and covered it up. Employees who objected were FIRED. “She got terminated. Becerra was aware.”" At The Independent, More than 200,000 migrants have taken Trump up on his offer to get paid for self-deporting.

At NewsBusters, Couric Admits She, Democrat Producer Worked In an 'Artful Way' To Undermine Palin. Pradheep J. Shanker, M.D. @neoavatara, "Trump really made a difference on this. He deserves a lot of credit." Quote FIRE @TheFIREorg, "Restrictive campus speech policies are at a historic low. FIRE’s latest Spotlight on Speech Codes found major improvements, with a record number of schools earning our highest rating and, for the first time, fewer than 10% of public colleges having restrictive policies."

WSJ opines ‘Restorative Justice’ Brings Violent Schools. "Why would anyone think you could discipline bullies by inviting them to talk about their feelings?" From the College Fix, 40% won’t hire Trump voters: New report details higher education’s ideological divide. And that's only how many admit it openly.

Ace wakes up to the realization The Gay Communists of the WNBA Micro-Fandom Harass, Threaten Two Teenage Girls for Supporting Sophie Cunningham and All-Female Sports "Just disgraceful. They're animals." Beege Welborn thinks The WNBA Is Run by Numbskulls.

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Fish Pic Friday - Hookin 'N' Cookin

Hi I'm K! Join me for some fishing fun, beautiful views, boating, hiking, and a lil cooking too!

Not the most variety ever.

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Flotsam and Jetsam - The Fauci Fallout

If you weren't out doing something fun or useful yesterday, you probably know by now that former NIH Director Anthony Fauci made a long appearance at the Senate Homeland Security committee led by Rand Paul, where, as I pointed out yesterday, other than an opening statement saying Rand Paul had it in for him (true, but for good reasons), he said almost nothing, other than to take the 5th amendment 111 times to Republican questions ranging from pointed to ridiculous (what color is your tie?), while receiving tongue bath from Democrats loyal to the Covid lockdown regime. If you need to count them for yourself you can find the whole sordid affair at from sundance at CTH, Dr Anthony Fauci Testifies Before Senate Homeland Security Committee or at Althouse, Fauci invokes the 5th Amendment privilege at the Senate hearing today. Ace, Deep State Mafia Boss Anthony "Little Bones" Fauci Pleads the Fifth, "This is what I thought he would do. But now I wonder if he has any legal right to invoke the Fifth." Matt Vespa at TownHall, So, That's Why Fauci Pled the Fifth, Despite a Blanket Pardon From Biden, state charges? No, that's just the excuse. He just didn't want to own up to all his Covid shenanigans. John Ocasio-Rodham Nolte @NolteNC, "This also states it well... The pardon put Fauci in a position where he could either testify truthfully and face no prosecution, or invoke the Fifth and face a contempt charge. Obviously, Fauci decided telling the truth was more dangerous (even with no fear of prosecution) than facing prosecution with a contempt charge. Why? That's the question." Quote Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney, "Pleading the 5th is tricky, legally, because Fauci is pardoned for all pre-2025 conduct — fear of a future perjury trap is a lot to hang a blanket assertion of 5th Amendment privilege on. And it also opens him up to being held in contempt and prosecuted on that basis." The Vigilant Fox @VigilantFox, "PAUL: "Dr. Fauci, would you like to at least answer this one question for us today...?" FAUCI: "On the advice of counsel, I respectfully decline..." PAUL: "The chairman has DENIED your assertion of privilege and directed you to ANSWER, but you nonetheless refuse and stand on privilege despite the existence of the pardon." "It's AGAINST THE LAW to obstruct an investigation of Congress. There will be repercussions to your refusal to testify today." Sean Davis @seanmdav, "Rand Paul did the impossible today: he found a way to make Anthony Fauci not talk. Rand Paul got the world’s most promiscuous media whore to suddenly not want to be on camera behind a microphone." Secretary Kennedy @SecKennedy, "Dear Diary... If I plead the Fifth, will I still be famous?" Pradheep J. Shanker, M.D.@neoavatara "Its over." Quote Senator Rand Paul @SenRandPaul, "Fauci claims he is pleading the Fifth because of my so-called “obsession” with prosecuting him and because I released his "private" diary. The American people know better. He is protecting himself. There is more to this. This is not over." Tim O'Brien at PJM, Fauci’s Disastrous Senate Hearing Signals That It’s Time to Put the Autopen on Trial Through Him. PJM's Stephen Kruiser sighs Regrettably, Anthony Fauci Slept Very Well Last Night.

PJM's Cathy Salgado, Rand Paul Orders Fauci’s Lawyer Removed As Hearing Grows Chaotic. From News Wax, Fauci Solicited Award Noms From NIH-Funded Scientists, for awards with cash prizes. At Hat Hair, Capt Ed quotes Hawley to Fauci: 'You Got Rich, Didn't You … While People Were Dying?' Matt Van Swol @mattvanswol, "If you only watch ONE video from the Fauci hearing today, it should be this one... Bernie Moreno: "It was about six years ago today that I decided I'm going to give up my businesses, sell them all, run for office, run for the United States Senate. Here I am sitting in front of you six years later, saying, "Who the fuck do you think you are for doing that?" It is a total disgrace what you did to this country and my Democrat colleagues are standing there defending you...." RazörFist @RazorFist, "2020: The Science™ is settled 2021: Trust the Science™ 2022: Sorry you lost your job for not trusting The Science™ 2023: We have recalled The Science™ from the market 2026: The Science™ pleads the 5th." Bridget Phetasy @BridgetPhetasy, "My biggest takeaway from this Fauci stuff is that we aren't mad enough."

Matt Vespa, TMZ Had a Total Meltdown Over the Attacks on Fauci...and They're Not Alone. Brad Polumbo @brad_polumbo, "Never forget they literally made action figures of this man..." Drew Holden at Holden Court thinks Legacy Media’s Fauci Love Affair Might’ve Buried COVID’s Origins, "Ahead of the doctor's public testimony, making sense of what the dominant press helped to keep buried." PoIiMath @politicalmath, "If there was another Covid-style pandemic, it would probably be because scientists were carelessly researching deadly novel viruses in large urban centers." Quote Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan, "It’s very clear, sadly, that if there was another Covid-style pandemic today, the level of total disinformation, misinformation, lies, cherry-picked quotes and documents, and conspiracies on this hellsite would mean tens of millions, not just millions, of dead Americans." From Da Caller, Meet The Republicans Who Sided With Anthony Fauci To Shut Down The Country "“Hope Hicks and I convinced him to essentially put Easter on hold for this year,” Fauci wrote." Nick Arama at RedState notices Brandon Gill and Ted Cruz Have a Field Day With James Talarico's Old Fauci Post. Brandon Gill @realBrandonGill, "Do you think James Talarico still plays with his Fauci action figure?" Ted Cruz @tedcruz, "James Talarico called Fauci a superhero. Today, Fauci took the Fifth 111 times. Apparently accountability was sold separately." Leslie Eastman at LI hypes a New Documentary the Asserts Deborah Birx Was Real Culprit Behind Disastrous Covid Lockdowns. "“It Wasn’t Fauci: How the Deep State Really Played Trump” shows how a career bureaucrat seized control of the government and created a disaster. And Birx had help…from Pence." She did kind of slither away unscathed, didn't she. Insty at his substack explains Why Fauci Matters. "He's not just a powerful guy who acted in bad faith. He's a totem to a whole class of people who don't care about that."

I'm of two minds about Fauci. Scientists are allowed to be wrong. It's part of the process of discovery, as long as you change your mind once evidence show it.  But you're not supposed to conspire to blackball those with opposing opinions, and keep up the pretense of being right after you've been proven wrong. And there's the prize stuff, which is just plain corruption. Drew Pinsky put it pretty well here.

Sundance is still following foreign affairs, President Trump Takes Questions From Media, Senate Fan Girls for Zelenskyy then Advances Russian Sanction Bill 86-12 and Finland Plans to Build a New Iron Curtain and block Russian Internet Traffic. Ace, Iran Threatens Lives of First Lady and Barron Trump; Trump Says He'll Kick the Sh** Out of Them "Iran is calling upon its foreign agents to kill Trump's wife and youngest son."

At Am Great, the Great Victor Davis Hanson worries The Socialist Monster Awakens, "The Left’s socialist revolt did not come from nowhere—it was the inevitable offspring of years of Democratic radicalization, now turning against the party that created it." Mark Tapscott at Insty asks IS SOCIALISM A FAD OR FULL-ON THREAT?. "Are the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) just a passing fad or a real, long-term threat to the Democratic Party and ultimately America? That’s the question discussed on the latest edition of the Outstanding podcast by host Casey Harper, The Washington Stand’s Managing Editor for Broadcast, Matt Carpener, chief of Family Research Council (FRC) Action, and yours truly." VodkaPundit at PJM hears 'Welcome to Socialism': A Clinton Hand's Stark Warning About Mamdani "In a piece headlined "Welcome to Socialism," Penn wrote that Mamdani’s administration "with fanfare" released its list of "960,000 owners of real estate in New York City that have been determined they could owe the pied-a-terre tax because NYC computers have determined they own what was billed as a market value of $5 million or more."" NYPo opines Mamdani’s vindictive pied-à-terre hitlist reveals his true colors. I think we already knew his colors, red with a dash of green. John Sexton, Business Groups to Sue Mamdani Over Subsidized Grocery Stores. Govt. subsidized competition. At NYPo, Jonathan Turley opines Mamdani’s grocery stores will be the most expensive markets in NYC — paid for by you, the taxpayer.

Hat Hair's John Sexton wonders Are Democrats Worried About Their Antisemitism Problem?. Nope, they're wallowing in it, and Dave Strom sees El-Sayed is Gaining Strength and Stevens Is Sputtering Out. Victory Girls notice MI Candidate Abdul El-Sayed Maligns PA Senator John Fetterman. Stephen L. Miller @redsteeze, "It's hilarious that you think he's leaving the party and that the party is not leaving him. You continue to be the absolute king of misreading the situation." Quote Chris Cillizza @ChrisCillizza, "I don't know if John Fetterman is going to switch parties. But man he is doing everything that someone who is going to switch parties. Wrote about it here:"

A laugh at Twitchy, Rental Ram Revealed: Talarico Props Up 'Real Texan' Image With Enterprise Rental Truck. Jen Van Laar at RedState is obsessing over Newsom’s Affair, Revisited: New Details, Conflicting Accounts, and 2028 Fallout. Travis Lynch at Am Think thinks (no, not yet) America’s election problem is bigger than the ballot box. James Lindsay, anti-Communist @ConceptualJames, "Republican voters should turn out in this year's midterm elections like President Trump is on the ballot because, once you understand what the Democrats are planning if he loses, you'll understand that he IS on the ballot."

At AMAC, The Left’s Imaginary Food Stamps “Crisis” "SNAP enrollment has dropped by about 4.5 million people over the past year—an 11 percent decline. While critics call this a "crisis" and blame the Trump administration for stripping benefits from needy families, the reduction largely reflects new work requirements and stronger anti-fraud measures under the One Big Beautiful Bill. This article examines the data behind the debate and explains what's really driving the change in food stamp participation."

Twitchy notices Agitators in Madison Use Boards With Nails to Defend Their BLM Encampment, and the City Is Helping. Well, Madison.

Capt. Ed, NYTimes Shocked, Shocked to Find Immigration Enforcement in Airports! Ace, Media Can't Stop Boo-Hoo Whinin' and Cryin' That Trump Is Deporting The Democrats' Best Voters. "Axios: Trump has ramped up self-deportation."

From Ace, MS NOW "National Security Reporter" Took a Luxury All-Expenses Paid Junket Paid for by Communist China's Intelligence Services, Then Wrote Articles Trashing Trump for Criticzing China. "I wrote about Natalie Winters' expose of "journalists" receiving valuable all-expenses paid travel to China and then immediately acting as China's propaganda agents yesterday. Just the News writes about one of these agents of Red China, a former Reuters fake reporter now serving as MS NOW's fake national security reporter." John Sexton, Russia Goes After Telegram's Founder.

The Telegraph opines the Berlin Pride attack shows the insanity of the Left’s love affair with Islamism. Dave Strom sees Jews Are Fleeing...Canada?

At Twitchy, Deranged WNBA Owner Berates Teenage Fans Supporting Fair Play for Women. Dave Strom hears Sophie Cunningham Fans Harassed in Seattle for Standing Up for Women's Rights. From Ace, Department of Education Investigates Minnesota's Use of "Trans Dolls" with Swappable Genitalia to Promote Transgenderism to Young Children "I think it's time to simply eject Minnesota from the United States. It's a diseased appendage that must be cut off to save the rest of the body. It just gets worse and worse every single day." And "Trans" Man Beats Mother to Death With Hammer, "Coming to a girls locker room near you. But how could you keep him out of a women's locker room? As you can see from the photos that run with that story, he looks exactly like a woman. It's uncanny!"

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Thursday Tune - Sultans of Swing

With ukes:

OverDrive Duo, is a combination of talents that’s been together since 2014, Sharlotte Martins (lead vocalist) and Jorge Lozada (guitar player and vocalist) with experience in different bands and live shows entertainment, from Portugal & Venezuela.

With notable blues and funk musical influences that they manage to fuse with their Latin roots, they create an ideal environment for every moment.

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Flotsam and Jetsam - Fauci Takes the Stand and the 5th

It's on C-Span now. Rand Paul is setting the stage. Leslie Eastman at LI, Sen. Rand Paul Releases Document Trove Detailing Pre-Pandemic Biosecurity Breaches. "New document release shows Customs and Border Patrol intercepted undeclared biological materials tied to this network of American and Chinese coronavirus researchers in 2018, and the FBI stopped the agency from intercepting a key covid researcher in 2021." Rand Paul @RandPaul, "If Anthony Fauci comes before my committee tomorrow and perjures himself, his preemptive pardon from Joe Biden will not protect him." Quote Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh, " JUST IN: Sec. RFK Jr. just said Dr. Fauci can be prosecuted on PERJURY — DESPITE the pardon — if he lies in front of Rand Paul's committee this week "He has immunity against all of the things that he did prior to President Biden signing or the electronic pen signing his pardon, but he could perjure himself now. There are many things that he said that we know are lies, and @RandPaul presumably is going to ask him about those things." "And if he lies again, then he could be subject to perjury prosecution." Fauci has not faced a SINGLE ounce of credibility. We need it, badly!" At PJM, Stephen Kruiser notes it Turns Out Fauci Is an Even Bigger Donkey's Derrière Than We Thought and Sarah Anderson thinks Anthony Fauci Just Handed Marco Rubio One Heck of a Campaign Ad. NYPo's Divine Miranda Devine: Anthony Fauci was the ‘big head’ of COVID response. Matt Vespa at TownHall, This Fauci Diary Entry Will Cause Your Blood to Boil. Bill Melugin @BillMelugin_, "NEW: Dr. Fauci writes in his diary that in June 2021, he received a (classified?) briefing from the CIA on the origins of COVID-19 while in a SCIF (Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility) at NIH, and reveals that the CIA told him they had intercepted Chinese communications in Wuhan, including indications that the Chinese had transferred pangolin viruses from Beijing to Wuhan. Additionally, Fauci writes that the CIA had information from sources that the Chinese military had conducted unknown experiments in Wuhan, and that the CIA had information about a "super spreader" event in China in July 2020 in relation to "passage of a virus in a laboratory." Fauci writes that the CIA briefer, who he names, was "almost pathetic in her naivety and obvious lack of appreciation of any of the science of what she was talking about."" Liz Wheeler @Liz_Wheeler, "We were… right. - Social distancing was a hoax - Masks were a joke - Lockdowns were worthless - mRNA jabs were dangerous - Case fatality rate was low - Ivermectin worked - Hydroxychloroquine also worked - Remdesivir was a killer - COVID came from the Wuhan lab - Fauci funded it Fauci lied about it all. Fauci lied to profit himself. Fauci abused YOU to bolster his ego, money, and power. Put the despicable villain in prison." Elaine @elbh, "Fauci broke our societal trust in ways we will never regain. As confidence was lagging anyway, he caused the collapse. Science. Journalism. Government. Hollywood. Culture. Economics. Law Enforcement. Judicial System. Our fellow Americans. All of it. It will not return in our lifetime."

Dave Strom at Hat Hair, Pravda Totally Buries Fauci Diary Revelations. Mike Lee @BasedMikeLee, "Hats off to @bariweiss and CBS This is news And yet it doesn’t read like it was sanitized by the DNC." Quote CBS Evening News with Tony Dokoupil @CBSEveningNews, "Diary entries by Dr. Anthony Fauci are shedding light on his soaring notoriety during the COVID epidemic. The documents, released by Republican Sen. Rand Paul, include Fauci's reflections about being invited to a-list parties, but also some uncertainty about the origin of COVID." Hans Mahncke @HansMahncke, "Perhaps surprisingly, both the New York Times and the Washington Post have now published articles on the Fauci diaries. Unsurprisingly, both are complete whitewashes. They sanitize his record and reduce the criticism to the suggestion that he may have been a little too narcissistic. Neither outlet confronts the diaries’ central revelation, which is that Fauci repeatedly said one thing in private and another in public..." Matt Vespa, Why a Former FDA Official Got Very Uncomfortable During This Interview on CNBC. Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald, "It was well-demonstrated that US and EU elites who imposed strict lockdowns during COVID deemed themselves fully exempt. Countless examples, including Gavin Newsom having a nice maskless dinner with lobbyists, and Pelosi in the hair salon. But @JakeTapper should explain this:" Quote a newsman @a_newsman, "Jul 27Has Jake Tapper addressed why he was having Anthony Fauci over for dinner while husbands and wives of seventy five years were saying goodbye to each other over zoom?" At Althouse, "[His diary] paints a portrait of Dr. Fauci as obsessed with himself, reveling in his own importance and the celebrities he knows..."

From Ace, Revealed: Five Months After Fauci Got Vaccinated, He Suffered a Pulmonary Infarction, an Adverse Effect Associated With the "Vaccine." He Kept This a Secret. "Anthony Fauci is Science, you know. He suffered the exact kind of adverse effect millions of other people were experiencing. Rather than reporting this, he kept it secret from the public." Mike Davis @mrddmia, "Of course, Trump was right. And undermined constantly by government bureaucrats who worked for him." Quote CNN Politics @CNNPolitics, "President Trump contradicts the US intel community by claiming he's seen evidence that the coronavirus originated in a Chinese lab https://cnn.it/3d7KSuC."

Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius, "I had a dream last night that Michael Crichton was still alive and he wrote a book called “Two Weeks to Stop the Spread.” The book’s main character was a megalomaniacal, narcissistic senior US health official who was using NIH funds to work with China to engineer a virus designed to wipe out the world’s elderly and infirm populations, thereby decreasing the public health and expense burden foisted on younger generations...."

Fauci just took the 5th, after an opening statement blasting Rand Paul. Now, Rand Paul reminded him he was unconditionally pardoned by Biden, and therefore the 5th amendment doesn't apply, but Fauci is sticking to it.

Picture of the Day: “Hegseth”

Sundance at CTH hosts President Donald J Trump Attends Memorial Service for Senator Lindsey Graham. At Althouse, Trump at the funeral. Aaron Rupar @atrupar, "Trump takes issue with the Lindsey Graham eulogy he's reading: "Virtually everyone liked Lindsey. Well, not everybody. But it sounds good. I have to be honest. I have to veer from this for a second."" And hosts Kaitlyn Collins talking to Jon Stewart about Trump, "There are times when I watch him, and I think to myself, this can't be real. Like, this can't be America. America. You've heard of us. We're great...."

Ben Whedon at JTN sees Thune pours cold water on canceling recess to pass SAVE America Act. "Trump on Monday called for Thune to cancel recess to pass the bill, but Thune said nothing had changed." From the Victory Girls, John Thune: Pass The SAVE America Act Already. Sadly, even if they busted the filibuster, I don't think they have the votes, thanks to Sen. Murkowski, Collins and Paul. From Ace, Mitch McConnell Released from Hospital, But Still Not "Medically Cleared" to Do His Job; Democrat Governor Andy Beshear Demands He Return to Senate or Resign. "It was so important to McConnell to remain in office forever. Even after he'd been kicked out of the leadership position due to his opposition to most mainstream Republicans."

Amanda Head at JTN, From proving ground to payday, Trump’s Michigan trip shows auto industry shifting into high gear. "Under Trump’s trade policies, companies such as General Motors (GM) are shifting production of certain vehicles stateside." Carlo Carrasco is happy Japan Determining Lifting Import Prohibition On Fresh US Potatoes. From Da Caller, Trump Admin Putting Major Medical Association’s Billing Code ‘Monopoly’ Under The Microscope. 

From WaEx, House Administration Committee chairman doesn’t rule out mail-in ballot restrictions in third party-line bill. From Fox, NJ Republican says motor voter scandal vindicates years of election integrity warnings, pushes for legislative probe. Larry at Hat Hair, AARP's John Hishta Reveals the Polling Data That Could Decide the Midterm Elections. From the Crimson Hub, Whatley (Literally) Blurring the Trump Line in NC Race and People Have Noticed.

Dave Strom at Hat Hair wonders Is Socialism Really Gaining Steam, or Are Socialists Just Gaming the System Better? Da Wire, Mamdani Just Handed The Internet Thousands Of Names And Addresses. "The Department of Finance uploaded a searchable database including the addresses and names of property owners." Jack Posobiec @JackPosobiec, "Anyone who has read the history of communism knows what step comes after naming the enemy land owners." Quote Bernadette Hogan @bern_hogan, "The city published a list of all properties -- and the names of the owners -- that *could be* subject to the new pied a terre tax in a very easy to search Excel sheet:" VodkaPundit at PJM, NYC: Begun, the Class War Has. Alex Berenson @AlexBerenson, "Last week, my mom got a "pied-a-terre" tax notice. She has lived full-time in her townhouse FOR 30 YEARS (she and my dad bought it for under $1 million). She has no other residence. Is NYC not bothering with basic checking of its own tax lists? She's 81 and has three weeks to get her name off the list or she owes $56,000. (Yes, I said I'd help.) Thanks, Zohran Kwame." Ace notes Mamdani Publishes Names of Property Owners Whose Estates Will be Confiscated, "The list of properties to be hit with a huge tax penalty, large enough so that the owners will mostly be forced to sell, turns out to be a bigger list than the laughing boy socialist demon had promised."

John Sexton asserts The DNC Is a Broke, Phone-Throwing Mess With a Kamala Harris Hangover. Cathy Salgado at PJM reveals Nebraska Dem’s Hot Mic Revelation: A Dem Plan Boosting ‘Independent’ Senate Candidate.

Vic Nava at NYPo reports a Confused Biden admitted he discovered classified materials ‘downstairs’ in bumbling chat with ghostwriter: ‘So many pauses and ums’. Beege Welborn at Hat Hair says Just Like POTATUS' Brain, Biden Tapes Have Big Holes Where Ghostwriter Did Some Erasing. Ace highlights that the Zwonitizer Tapes Demonstrate Biden's Serious Cognitive Decline; Massive Amount of NSA/CIA Redactions Show Biden Sharing Tons of Classified Information with a Civilian. "I don't think the tapes have been released yet to the public, but the Oversight Project has heard them and is releasing information about them."

Ruby Rippey

From Althouse, "One afternoon he brings matzo ball soup from Max’s deli, my favorite. Another time, a mixtape." "Writes Ruby Rippey, in "How I Blew Up—Then Rebuilt—My Life/When news of her affair with Gavin Newsom exploded into the public eye, it was only the outward mark of a long-rippling private implosion. In the wreckage of the scandal, Ruby Rippey faced her demons but lost her voice. Twenty years later, she is ready to share her story" (Vanity Fair). Spencer Pratt @spencerpratt, "Residents in the Palisades put up Mad Max barricades because construction site theft is so rampant since Karen Bass directed LAPD to remove police patrols from the neighborhood. As if the fire victims haven't dealt with enough...the vile communist is punishing us further." From Reason, California's War on Goats Could Worsen the Wildfire Crisis "Standard minimum wage and overtime laws now apply to the state's goat herders, whose animals clear brush and reduce fire danger. The costs are unsustainable." 

Jeffrey Rosen takes on Birthright Citizenship and Presidential Removal: A Historical Deep Dive. Kyla Becker at RedState sees a Rogue Judge Finally Gets an Act Named After Him - What It Does Is Hilarious. "Schmitt is calling it the BOASBERG Act. It stands for the Blocking Overt Attempts at Shopping By Enforcing Randomization Guidelines Act. ... Fox News Politics @foxnewspolitics, "BOASBERG ACT: Sen. Eric Schmitt introduces legislation named after the federal judge who has repeatedly clashed with the Trump administration — designed to end judge shopping in federal courts by requiring random case assignment. The bill would prohibit chief judges from influencing which cases they oversee, require public disclosure of assignment practices, and create penalties for anyone who meddles with the process. Courts would have 120 days to comply. Schmitt called Judge James Boasberg "the poster child for a rogue judge" who "exposed serious loopholes in our judicial system." Boasberg, an Obama appointee, has blocked Trump's deportation efforts, halted visa restrictions, and landed the Signalgate case — drawing impeachment calls from Trump and a misconduct complaint from the Justice Department."

Sundance reports on his final day, Acting DNI Bill Pulte Notes an Additional 30 Percent Staff Reduction. CNBC, Senate confirms Jay Clayton as Trump's director of national intelligence, replacing Pulte.

Stacy McCain sees ‘Suburban Teens’ Make Headlines. "In addition to Vanessa Morales, whose father doesn’t speak English, the other “suburban teens” killed in the crash were identified as Cristofer Lopez Montan, 19, and Yuarem Garcia-Pena, 18, both of Woodstock, and Yaritza Martinez Villeda, 17, of Crystal Lake. So these kids weren’t exactly the cast of Sixteen Candles or Pretty in Pink. On the one hand you can understand that, on those rare occasions when the perpetrators of crime in Chicago aren’t “urban youth,” the local media are eager to convey the message that it wasn’t the usual suspects this time."

From CIS, DOJ: Fifth Circuit ‘Rules Illegal Aliens Do Not Have a Constitutional Right to Roam Free.’ "Did four immigration judges in Tacoma know they would trigger a legal firestorm and likely SCOTUS review?" Sassafrass84 @Sassafrass_84, "Just a psa: You came here screaming “they’ll kill me if I go back!” Ok. You can stay and seek asylum. The asylum ends the second you send cash back, wave their flag, or book a vacation to the “death trap”you escaped. Pick a lane. We’re not running a hotel for frauds."

Dave Strom realizes DEI Requires 'Good' People to Lie. Wall Street Apes @WallStreetApes, "This should horrify every American A man tries to walk through Minneapolis with an American Flag He immediately gets harassed, threatened with physical violence. Shortly after a car pulls up quickly and a man gets out to rush him to cause harm. He has to run and yell he’s calling the cops The American can’t even sit in his car without worried about being assaulted “This sh*t hurts my heart, man. ..." Lisa Britton @LisaBritton, "One minute we’re being told air conditioning is sexist towards women. The next we’re being told women are the true victims of heat waves. It just never ends!" From Da Mail, Plagiarism or jealousy? Youngest black professor in Cambridge history set to publish extraordinary life story - including how he couldn't speak, read or write during childhood - as he's now accused of copying others' work.

At WaEx, Teachers union uses felons to attack school choice in Arizona. Matt Van Swol @mattvanswol, "My story about pulling our son out of NC public schools to homeschool him reached far more people than I expected. So I owe you the full explanation. Fair warning: it's worse than you think. ..." Really long but worth it.

From Twitchy, Berlin Pride Killer Attended Three-Day Deradicalization Course Run by Progressive White Women. John Sexton sees Tim Horton's Announces Harry Potter Donuts and Some People Are Angry. Some people are always angry.

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The Wednesday Wetness

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