Flotsam and Jetsam - Crime is Down, But Will Americans Notice?

Stephen Kruiser at PJM thinks the GOP's Case for Making Midterms About Law and Order Just Got Stronger "On Friday, the FBI released its "2025 Reported Crimes in the Nation" statistics, and it told a pretty interesting story, but the most important headline is this one: "Data reported to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program shows 2024 to 2025 marked the largest year-to-year decline in violent crime rates since FBI estimations began in 1936." The biggest decline in violent crimes in 90 years? That's huge." It is, but unfortunately parties in power tend not to be judged on what they do, but rather the judgment of what they haven't done. This is abetted by the media, which for Republicans, focuses on shortcomings, not successes. At the Wash Stand, Congress Closes Massive Spending Disclosure Loophole, but Will Trump Sign It into Law? "Legislation known as the Stop Secret Spending Act (SSSA) was approved earlier this year by Congress with bipartisan support in both the Senate and the House, closing a massive loophole in federal law that enables executive branch officials to hide hundreds of millions of dollars in spending from public examination." Trump is still holding out for the SAVE America Act.

Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh, " UPDATE: This pollster missed the Florida Governor GOP primary by a whopping 33 POINTS against Trump-endorsed Byron Donalds, for James Fishback WTF?! @TPSIOfficial this is an EMBARRASSMENT. Final poll: Donalds+4.6 over Fishback Reality: Donalds+37.4 over Fishback LANDSLIDE." Polls are propaganda.

Hat Hair's John Sexton reports a Ukraine Drone Blitz: Largest Wildberries Hub in Russia Burns Down. UNITED24 Media “We Are Preparing for War”: Poland Says Major Russian Provocation Could Be Months Away — . If Putin can't beat Ukraine, why would he think he can beat Poland and Ukraine, let alone the rest of NATO?

IQ 589 | Cody Penn-Dent | Effluencer @codypd, "If I understand things correctly, Iran boarded a vessel that was using their toll lane and took the ship over They then made an announcement that they seized a ship that was trying to navigate the Strait and hadn’t paid Iran The US can’t and won’t escort a ship using Iran’s toll lane Iran decided to get a headline grab by seizing a vessel that was “obeying” Iran’s silly rules So the lesson will now be that going along with Iran’s silly rules carries significant risks Expect more Oman traffic with AIS off." Please us periods. Capt. Ed at Hat Hair hears Trump: All Your Hormuz Are Belong to Us, er, US. If you're going to control it, control it dammit! At PJM, Rick Moran examines Iran's Not-So-Subtle War on U.S. Morale and the Left's Abetting of It.

Coddled Affluent Professional @feelsdesperate, "I’m so tired of these DSA types. It’s always the same exact bio: self-important, bottomlessly entitled rich kids who hate you, want free stuff, and think they can get it doing communist cosplay." Quote Augustus Melmotte @EnriqueDiazAlva, "Absolutely extraordinary. The co-chair of the NYC DSA is a self-described "union electrician", has an arts degree from Yale, a 1.5 million brownstone gifted by his parents, a trust fund, and has worked for a total of about 6 months in his entire life." Buck Throckmorton at Ace's The Morning Rant wonders What Don't You Understand About Socialists? "Mayor Klutz — what’s behind Mamdani’s long string of fumbles, failures and fiascos." At Da Caller, Hakeem Jeffries Punts On Adopting Socialist Agenda As New Polling Shows Dems Embracing It Over Capitalism. Rick Moran, New York Socialist Lawmaker Claims That Poor People Have a 'Biological Need' to Steal, and we must indulge it. Atop Da Hill, Democratic socialist defeats Vindman to take on Moody for Florida Senate. Glad to see him out. Dave Strom finds Living in a Post-Truth Society Is Depressing: Politics & Poll Tracker @PollTracker2024, "Bangor Daily News: Graham Platner will headline Ellsworth, Maine Labor Day rally Platner will speak at the rally, slated for noon on September 7 outside Ellsworth City Hall, about the history of unions and the role organized labor plays in communities across the country, according to the Hancock County Democrats."

Hat Hair's Dave Strom suggests Peggy Flanagan Will Become the Most Radical Senator Come January. From Ace, Abdulrahman El-Sayed Was Set to Appear at Islamic Conference with Pro-Pedophilia Imam; Now the Pedo Cleric Is Booted, But They're Keeping the Islamist Who Called the Holocaust a "Hoax", "As Hasan Piker said of Michigan voters: "You're all piece of shit Islamophobes" for noticing." Amy Curtis at TownHall reminds us Abdul El-Sayed's Mother Worked for Designated Terror Group That Supported Hamas, Osama Bin Laden. Natalie Winters @nataliegwinters, "EXCLUSIVE: Abdul El-Sayed’s mother helped process tens of thousands in overseas transfers for an Islamic charity later convicted of secretly funneling $1.375 MILLION into Saddam-era Iraq—and blacklisted over alleged al-Qaeda, Taliban and Hamas ties." From the Free Bacon, James Talarico Voted Against Bills Targeting CCP Influence in Texas, Including Popular Measure Barring Chinese Nationals From Buying Farmland. "Talarico's only tweet on China touted a 'resolution condemning anti-Asian hate speech' like the term 'China Virus'." Steve Miller at TownHall observes The Media Strategy to Turn Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Into Taylor Swift. Scott Pinsker at PJM is irate; Jon Ossoff Knew EXACTLY What He Was Implying About This Cancer Survivor. Scott Jennings @ScottJenningsKY, "This is quite a message for the Democratic Party to send to young women working in politics. Party of women? Pretty ugly stuff." Quote Aaron Rupar @atrupar, "Ossoff says that Trump doesn’t want to do his job but wants to “travel with Natalie”" johnny maga @johnnymaga, "Natalie Harp received lifesaving treatment for her bone cancer as a result of Donald Trump’s 2018 “Right to Try Act,” and wanted to work for the man who made it possible. The attacks on her are disgusting." Capt. Ed, FL Dem: You Know Who's Kinda Raaaacist for Taking Our 'Opportunity District,' Right?, former DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz. 

Jonathan Turley @JonathanTurley, "Kentucky has a population of just 4.61 million people. However, its governor just called for abolishing the Electoral College, which protects small-population states from being turned into electoral nonentities. https://yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/didn-t-realize-support-abolishing-211457020.html Next, Beshear will call for banning Bourbon." PJM's Cathy Salgado reports Over 5% of One Minnesota County’s Registrations Used Corrupt Vouching ‘Authentification.’

KCRA, California regulators approve new rules limiting what replacement tires you can buy for your car. "Gladfelty told KCRA 3 this new rule will eliminate an estimated 70% of the tires currently sold in California by 2033, which the California Energy Commission has also acknowledged and has not denied." Your tires, your choice!

Wall Street Apes @WallStreetApes, "WOAH! Lead Anchor at CNN Jake Tapper comes out and admits THEY ALL KNEW Joe Biden wasn’t really President and calling the shots He says there was an elite inner circle of advisors who would make the decisions and “steer the country.” He gives the names of the people in that group Again, the mainstream media ALL KNEW Joe Biden wasn’t making decisions “Tell me about the word choice, and then tell me about those people who were really calling the shots around the president.” Jake Tapper “So the Politburo, not a term we came up with, it's a term from within the Biden administration, as the name would suggest is a tightly held group of senior advisors — these were the individuals that help steer the government.” The mainstream media was in on the coverup. How are there no consequences for these people."

From Twitchy, $5 Strippers?! Dems Are ONTO Sean Duffy's Son Over His VENMO Account. in Other News, Dems Are Dumb. FactPost @factpostnews, "Sean Duffy's son-in-law and GOP congressional candidate Michael Alfonso has been caught making Venmo payments for "The strippers" and "High supplies."" Charles C. W. Cooke @charlescwcooke, "I have no idea if there is anything here. I do know that literally not one of my male friends has ever—ever—sent me a Venmo payment with a description that wasn't a joke."

Amanda Head at JTN Reports on Intel Politics: NSA sat on election threat reporting over Trump ‘deep state’ label, memo shows, "The memo from 2020, declassified on Tuesday, reveals the intelligence analyst’s concerns about appearing as part of the “deep state.”" The Drunk Republican @DrunkRepub, "At this point you have to assume the Russiagate nonsense was concocted as much to deflect from the Dems’ dealings with China as it was to sabotage Trump."

Calling All Rush Babes takes a long look at A Very Bad Supreme Court Decision. In 1941 the Court allowed the Feds to regulate how much food was grown.  

Teri Christoph at RedState sees Trump Has a Nasty Surprise Waiting for Mexican Illegal Aliens – and 'Mexico Is Not Happy'. Deporting them to elsewhere. TownHall's Amy Curtis notices NBC News Omits Some Important Details About Teens Whose Parents Were Detained by ICE and Deported. Mother arrested for theft. At NRO, Minnesota Man Arrested for Medicaid Fraud Scheme Previously Won State’s ‘Outstanding Refugee’ Award. End Wokeness @EndWokeness, ""Outstanding Refugee" winner Salman Elmi was just arrested for $1 million in Medicaid fraud, 8 felonies, and a sex trafficking ring." Just taking jobs away from hard working Americans! Oilfield Rando @Oilfield_Rando, ">Illegal alien comes here from Tajistakistan >Murders his derkaderka roommate >Is not punished >is allowed unsupervised jaunts into town We can’t share a country like this." Quote New York Post @nypost, "Virginia man acquitted by insanity in killing flees US during 48-hour mental hospital pass." Adrian Vermeule @Vermeullarmine, "Once again, it’s the people who purport to be hard-headedly realistic about the limits of political possibility who are so often proven wrong by events. Political reality is far less predictable than we like to believe." Quote Nick Solheim @NickSolheim, "The refugee ceiling this year is the lowest in the history of the program and actual admissions are running under even that. Five years ago everyone serious in this town told you that number was politically impossible." From Da Wire, Sanctuary City Mayor Vows To Hunt Down Property Owners Looking To Lease To ICE. "The Department of Homeland Security responded to Wu's plan Monday, saying the "pro-criminal mayor" is "trying to intimidate Bostonians.""

The Telegraph reports Moroccan police block second Ceuta migrant rush, after 88 people died in the first, mostly from drowning.

From Fire, Does free speech assume words are harmless? Part 7 of answers to bad arguments against free speech from Nadine Strossen and Greg Lukianoff.

Which segues well into more beating of the dead horse academic, Jason Arday: Andy Ngo @MrAndyNgo, "Leftists and DEI supporters are urging the British government to pass a law that would ban heavy media coverage of a person. They say this is needed after dozens of stories were published about Jason Arday’s numerous and extensive lies. There were so many stories because there were so many lies." Quote Change.org UK @UKChange, "In the 22 days before his death, 249 articles were published about Jason Arday. That's more than 10 a day. Tia Lazaro-James has launched a petition on https://Change.org calling on the government to protect individuals from media harm." Dave Strom reads Politico, Oh, Come On! Now We Need 'Jason's Law'. Reg @RegHumber, "“Why is that story about that far right guy who got accused of child trafficking no longer getting coverage?” “He complained under Arday’s Law and it’s in the courts. Should be back in the news in about a year.”" I'm just going to assume progressives would award themselves the right to determine how many stories are allowed. Jesse Singal @jessesingal, "Setting aside the insanity of a policy where subjects can shut down reporting about them by claiming mental anguish: Arday had called the police on multiple people who had asked him about his work. He had killed a THE story via legal threat. He deserved no benefit of the doubt." Quote Canary @TheCanaryUK, "BREAKING: Guardian's Katharine Viner was warned Arday was at risk - yet published anyway Author Kelechi Okafor released a series of internal emails showing the Guardian knew how vulnerable Arday was, yet ignored warnings."

Drew Pavlou @DrewPavlou, "This is the opening to one of Jason Arday’s papers. It is virtually unreadable. Maybe the worst sentence ever written in the English language. “Replete with espoused discourses of equality, diversity and inclusion within public bodies, is the UK, wherein lauded initiatives reward its universities’ commitments to increasing the access and positioning of ‘women’ in higher education.” Just leftist bafflegab loosely tied together. From the College Fix, Ibram Kendi: Cambridge scholar Jason Arday was ‘lynched’ for being black. Matt Taibbi at Racket says No, Jason Arday Wasn't the Media's Fault, "Blaming a suicide on correct reporting unfortunately makes perfect sense in this reality-challenged era." From the Slantic, Jason Arday’s Final Self-Delusion, "Elevating a fraud is shameful. Exposing one isn’t." Andy Ngo @MrAndyNgo, "“White lies matter” Photos from my secret attendance at the Jason Arday memorial in London on Aug. 17. Arday was a Cambridge University DEI academic who had to resign in disgrace after journalists began reporting on his plagiarism, academic fraud and serial hoaxes. Thousands attended the rally, many of them nearly in tears. Arday k—lled himself after his lies were revealed by the press. The speakers said those who exposed Arday are to blame for his death." At the Freep, Coleman Hughes explains Why the Left Needed to Believe in Jason Arday. Gad Saad @GadSaad, "George Floyd (repeat felon): lionized Jason Arday (academic fraudster and pathological liar): lionized Luigi Mangione (alleged murderer): lionized All three are lionized by progressive people. This should tell you all about their moral compass." Northern Barbarian @xnoesbuen, "Consider it an honor. I’ve never had that many people want to murder me, one or two here and there maybe. But yeah, stayTF out of London. Good idea." Quote Nathan Cofnas @nathancofnas, "There is an anti-Cofnas hate rally in Trafalgar Square with ~15,000 attendees. If I were in London there is a real possibility that I would be murdered. 1000s of academics & journalists knew the truth about Jason Arday for more than a year. Now you know why no one said anything." Cofnas initiated the scrutiny of Arday's record, and was rewarded by being fired.

Hank Berrien at Da Wire reports Parents Sue School District Over Mosque Field Trip, Claim Religious Indoctrination "According to the complaint, students were allegedly coerced into participating in Islamic religious practices: donning hijabs, accepting Qurans." The Bugscuffle Gazette considers The Establishment Cause, "You don't get to pick and choose." USA @Dec_16_1773, "Islamophobia is a propaganda pejorative for people who believe their eyes, or know history." Quote Wall Street Apes @WallStreetApes, "Muslims aren’t hiding it, they’re openly saying the time has come to change our policies in America They are saying it’s time to mobilize politically to make America an Islamic Country and follow Islam, follow Sharia Law."

At Twitchy, Just WOW: Lefty Coffee Shop Owner Boots Young Pro-Lifers After Comparing Them to the Klan (WATCH). Ben Smith at RedState sees Woke Mob Tries to Sink Children's Ride. Owner Doesn't Give a Ship.

Dave Strom is Deconstructing Deconstructionism: Royce White and Enes Freedom Tying WNBA Into Knots. Ace worries Some of You Will Not Believe Me, but the WNBA Is Woke Trash Filled With Hyperthyroidal Clown Hookers. "If only the world were run by seethingly-angry toxic lesbians. It would look just like the WNBA and be just as profitable."