Flotsam and Jetsam - Come Monday

It'll be alright. From the Strait Times, Hormuz oil shipments hit 6-month high, US commander says. unseen1 @unseen1_unseen, "Doomers once again hardest hit...." Quote Kalshi @Kalshi, "JUST IN: Oil shipments through Strait of Hormuz hit six-month high." But oil prices are still high from the Houthis of Yemen attacking the Saudi oil infrastructure. At Caliber, Iran’s currency slide pushes costs as household purchasing power falls. The solution is both easy and difficult. Overthrow the Mullahs and the IRGC and Trump will fall all over himself trying to set Iran up as a successful petrostate again. At Am Great Fred Fleitz warns Don’t Be Fooled by Iran’s September Surprise. "The new attacks will not change the war's trajectory against Iran." Hit each one back with 5 times the force.

At Am Con Ted Snider and Nic Petro believe Given the Chance, Ukrainians Would Give Zelensky the Boot. Da Caller reports Ukraine Launches 1,000 Drones At Russia, Hits Oil Refinery, Residential Building. Sundance is disgusted that Zelenskyy Brags About NATO Missile Systems Being Used to Attack Moscow and Russian Refineries. I see we're still debate whether to use one or two "y"s. Is Zelenskyy trying to drag NATO into a hot war with Russia? I wouldn't be shocked. It's the only way he'd ever get all of the Donbas and Crimea back. It might be working. Eric S. Raymond @esrtweet, "I will spell this out, since OSINTTechnical did not This action should be considered a war warning. There is no reason for Russia to do it unless they are are planning secret military movements." Quote OSINTtechnical @Osinttechnical, "Russia's internal security service has announced a curfew and restrictions along part of its border with NATO member Estonia. Civilians have been banned from leaving villages after dark, boating on the Narva River, and hunting within 5km of the border." CEPA, Ukraine Advances: The Tank Isn’t Finished Yet, "The death of the tank and its armored companions has been overstated. Ukraine is demonstrating they still have a part to play." That'll make Andy happy. Insty notes “WHEN THEY GET IN TROUBLE, THEY SEND FOR THE SONS OF BITCHES.” But at NYPo, How Elon Musk can unlock a Russia-Ukraine energy truce — and help save lives.

Don Surber sees the media Greenlanding the news, "How the media tried to turn victory into defeat." Sundance at CTH is happy that the German People Deliver Another Election Rejection of Chancellor Merz. The Huns are getting restless. Henrik Dahl @SociologenHD, "In a brilliant essay in The Sunday Times, Matthew Syed writes the following: “If extremism is defined as acting out of proportion with context, history or consent, I suggest Merkel’s tenure represented the high point of postwar European extremism.” I agree with Syed’s analysis. But there is one aspect of Merkel’s legacy to which we need to pay particular attention..."

unseen1 @unseen1_unseen, "China is caught in a deflationary spiral Russia is bogged down in an unwinnable war. Panama has kicked china out. Greenland just came under US control. Iran has been defeated Europe is broken and being invaded by illegals The war in Gaza is over South and Latin America has moved right to align with the US. The drug cartels power is being destroyed. Where is this global economic and geopolitical catastrophe? The USA is at the apex of its power. It is the only superpower left standing. Its economy is doing very good. It is winning the AI and space races. More people working in US today than anytime in its history. Its military is the most lethal its ever been.Unless Russia, China, NK, India, Pakistan, the US or Europe decides to start a nuke exchange there is no catastrophe on the horizon. So what is this catastrophe you speak of?"  Quote Mercury @RealestMercury, "Most people don't understand the scope of global economic and geopolitical catastrophe shaping up. x.com/GordoCDA/statu…."

At Hat Hair Josh Hammer thinks AI Moral Panic Demands Leadership, Not Pandering and John Stossel says Free AI. Nicole Silvero at Da Caller observes Congress Has Introduced Dozens Of AI Bills. Here’s What They Would Do. Their first instincts are almost always wrong and usually venal. Eric Schmitt @Eric_Schmitt, "Anthropic’s CEO wants America’s AI labs to embed “independent” groups like METR inside them to enforce “alignment.” The money trail runs through a shadowy leftist NGO same small network. This is another battle in our war against leftist censorship NGOs." Sundance hosts Sunday Talks – Nvidia CEO Discusses Current Status of AI. At Althouse, "On Saturday, Mr. Trump proposed a follow-on to Space Force: a new 'A.I. Force.'" ""But he left to earthbound speculation what, exactly, it was supposed to do. ... From "A.I. Gone Rogue? Trump Proposes Not New Rules but an ‘A.I. Force.’/The president proposed a follow-up to his Space Force but continued to dismiss worries about A.I.’s pace or potential for harm" (NYT gift link)." Timur Kuran @timurkuran, "The United States has been leaping from one moral panic to the next: Black Lives Matter, MeToo, George Floyd, and now data centers plus the specter of AI-driven human extinction. In every case a genuine problem exists, but the threat is inflated out of all proportion and the costs of overreaction are overlooked. The resulting hysteria blocks clear thinking and closes off rational discussion. Consequently, individuals never notice that self-appointed experts are distorting the facts for their own gain ..." The Tax Prof is amused Lane Kiffin’s Use of ChatGPT for Legal Advice Nearly Got LSU Kicked Out of the SEC.

Ben Weingarten at Da Fed explains Why Trump’s Plan To Stop Noncitizens From Rigging The Census Might Work This Time. From Da Caller, ‘Let This Be A Warning’: DOJ Announces Charges For Election-Related Crimes Across Several States.

From Reason, Thomas Massie Just Filed 8 Articles of Impeachment Against Pete Hegseth. "The Kentucky congressman says he will force a vote on removing Hegseth, who is accused of "abusing the power of his office to ignore congressional war powers resolutions, to kidnap foreign leaders, and to intimidate critics of the Trump administration.""  Da Caller notes South Dakota Secretary Of State Bucks Party, Endorses Democrat To Be Successor. At TownHall, Kurt Schlichter sees The Last Stand of Rove, Cornyn, and the Establishment Frauds. 

At Am Spec, Deane Waldeman explains to Make Health Insurance Affordable. "Healthcare needs price controls. Just not Washington’s."

From Da Wire, Democrat’s Buddy Drops Another Bomb About America, "We have caused tremendous terror all around the world." Kyle Becker at RedState likes how Brandon Gill Torches Hasan Piker for Attacking His Wife — This Is An All-Time Takedown. Brandon Gill @realBrandonGill, "My wife is an American, born in America to American citizens. She deeply loves our nation and its culture. You, on the other hand, were born to foreign invaders and want to turn America into the third world culture you were raised in, while advocating for communism at your $3 million mansion in between electrocuting your dog." Quote hasanabi @hasanthehun, "your wife is indian. x.com/realBrandonGil…" Amber Duke at Da Caller, claims an EXCLUSIVE: Talarico’s Spiritual Mentor Caught On Camera Touting ‘Inclusive’ Bible, "a modern translation designed to remove what its creators describe as “sexist” language — according to undercover footage obtained exclusively by the Daily Caller."

Insurrection Barbie @DefiyantlyFree, "Regulatory costs by Presidency: Bush 172 billion Obama 890 billion Trump 40 billion Biden 1.8 trillion Biden’s $1.8 trillion in projected regulatory costs equals approximately $5,300 per American, based on a population of roughly 340 million. Trump 2.0 has reduced regulatory costs by approximately $1.29 trillion or 3,750 dollars per American. Funny how no one talks about that."

At Da Caller, GOP Rep Maria Salazar Reveals ‘Very Good Conversation’ With Trump After Her Ad Claimed His Immigration Enforcement Went ‘Too Far’. There's been another shooting by an ICE agent in Austin. Not much is known yet, but the Venezuelan illegal alien was working as a Doordash driver. Of course, the usual people are arranging the usual demonstrations. 

New Underground Railroad Established To Help Lone Black Juror Escape From Angry White Liberals In The North https://t.co/hvTn8XFzgQ

— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) September 18, 2026

Saggezza Eterna @FinalTelegraph, Memory Hole Politics: 10 Times Leftist Presidents Locked Out the Press (THREAD) The left wants you to believe that revoking White House press credentials is an unprecedented assault on democracy. Their manufactured outrage is pure theater. Progressive administrations have spent decades weaponizing executive power to silence dissent, punish critical coverage, and banish conservative reporters from public view. Here are ten documented times Democrat leadership locked out or purged dissenting journalists" Northern Barbarian @xnoesbueno, "Good list. Then there was the blackballing of President Trump across the social mediasphere, and the total blackout on the NY Post’s Hunter Biden laptop story. Plus collusion on Russiagate and covid “misinformation.” By the First Amendment champions." Matt Margolis at PJM, Obama Accidentally Proves He Got Away With Attacking the Free Press. Catturd ™ @catturd2, "When Biden was installed in the White House, he would almost never talk to the press, and when he attempted to - the fake news press would ask him pre-written questions, then he'd read a pre-written answer (that he didn't even write) So spare me pretending these are real journalists." Greg Lukianoff at the Eternally Radical Idea finds Leadership matters at Dartmouth! Victory against ICE! I’m on Jake Tapper! & more! "Bringing you the latest free speech news? Jonathon Leaf at Jonathan's Substack, Some Graphical Explanations of Largely Unreported News

A look at what the data shows on key stories the media is not reporting. "As the chart above shows, net U.S. job growth during the past seventeen months has only been through hiring of women. Net male job growth is non-existent. Of course, one reason that the media is not investigating the reasons for this is that they haven’t reported the story in the first place."

Stacy McCain looks at The Zero-Sum Logic of Racial Hatred

“Colorblindness” is a trap, Nikole Hannah-Jones asserts and I agree with her — but not the sense she means it. Hannah-Jones was criticizing the Supreme Court’s 2023 decision that ruled racial quotas (in the name of “diversity” or “affirmative action”) to be unconstitutional:

[Conservatives] are using civil rights law to claim that the Constitution requires “colorblindness” and that efforts targeted at ameliorating the suffering of descendants of slavery illegally discriminate against white people. They have co-opted both the rhetoric of colorblindness and the legal legacy of Black activism not to advance racial progress, but to stall it. Or worse, reverse it.

The tendentious wording — the implicit assumption that “descendants of slavery” are suffering, and that “ameliorating” the aforesaid suffering is a political imperative — functions as intended, portraying opponents of racial quotas as heartless opponents of “racial progress.”

There are so many things wrong with that single paragraph that I could write an entire essay exploding her errors, but that’s irrelevant to the larger point, namely that racial obsession is at least as dangerous for black people as it is for white people.

Driscoll at Insty has another of his DISPATCHES FROM THE EDUCATION APOCALYPSE: Nikole Hannah-Jones Just Wrote the Best Case for School Choice She’ll Ever Publish. Steve McGuire @sfmcguire79, ""Did you know my school was bad like this when you decided to put me here?” Brutal. Nikole Hannah-Jones sacrificed her daughter’s education for political reasons, and her daughter called her on it — correctly." Steve McGuire @sfmcguire79, "NHJ and her husband intentionally sent their daughter to a low-income black school. When her daughter said something about it, NHJ first tried to say her school wasn’t that bad:" Steve McGuire @sfmcguire79, "NHJ is now “overcome with regret.” Her daughter says, “Sometimes I wish instead of always thinking about other kids, you would have thought about me.” Brutal." At Twitchy, WATCH: Student BIZARRELY Flips Out After Black Pro-Lifer Hits Back on Her ‘Kirk Deserved It’ Comment. 

Last week I visited Westchester Community College to ask students to share their hottest political take. This was the first interview I did…

The derangement, lack of humanity, and mental illness on college campuses in 2026 is beyond comprehension. If this video doesn’t convince… pic.twitter.com/QSj76m0hEw

— ✨🌸Savannah🌸✨ (@SavannahCraven5) September 18, 2026

The Victory Girls see College Republicans Cleared After Erika Kirk Sends Legal Help. 

Matt Margolis, Jessica Tarlov Accidentally Dropped a HUGE Truth Bomb About the Left. Conservatives treat her better than the far left does. Alice Smith @TheAliceSmith, "Things that are now rightwing: Investigative journalism, Academic rigour, Scientific dissent, Nature Facts,  Biology, Politeness, Punctuality, Normality, Free speech, Individual rights, Rationality, Objectivity, Self-reliance, Emotional restraint, Delayed gratification." Old Salty Marine on X: "I can't go to a Muslim country and drink beer or wine, or eat bacon or pork BBQ; and my wife isn't allowed to walk around in shorts and a t-shirt in a Muslim-controlled country. So why in the hell do Muslims think that they should be allowed to tell us that we should change our"

At Da Caller, Blue State Governor Rolls Back Predecessor’s Proposed Regulations Protecting Girls’ Sports, Spanberger, of course. 

At da New Yorker,  The Culture Wars Have Come for Lingerie. Is this my last chance to put up Sydney Sweeney cheesecake for a while?  Challenge accepted!

A better recording, without the funny story here.