Flotsam and Jetsam - Saturday Morning Fever

Another day without a big new story to tell. I&I examines Who’s Orchestrating The AI-Hysteria Campaign? "We’re not conspiracy mongers here, but it sure looks as though big AI companies have teamed up with Democrats and the mainstream media, probably with an assist from Chinese interests, to embark on a textbook anti-competitive regulatory push. And they didn’t need AI to dream up this plan." Emir M | Type-F Capital @em013L, "$PLTR Karp says that Anthropic is desperate to move liability to the government through regulation of AI, since customers are about to start knocking on the door with countless lawsuits for intellectual property theft. On CNBC." Miranda Devine @mirandadevine, "Well what a surprise. Ro Khanna, Mr Google. And the top 10 are Democrats." Quote Kevin Bass @kevinnbass, "Many of the most vocal politicians now calling for government regulation of AI companies are also among those receiving the most money from the AI companies themselves. What an intriguing coincidence." Rusty Weiss at RedState thinks you should Watch: AI World Takeover Hits Snag As Fake Actress Glitches and Starts Speaking Chinese on Live TV. Not quite ready for prime time.

Ace's Buck Throckmorton rants By the Logic of Free Traders, Shouldn't Trump's Tariffs Be Good for Canada and its Consumers? Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius, ""Ursula von der Leyen" descends directly from European nobility, and she married into European nobility. Her great-great grandfather was the German noble and industrialist Baron Johann Ludwig von Knoop. Her husband, Heiko von der Leyen, descends from the Prussian baronial line of "von der Leyen zu Bloemersheim." (Source: Grok) The EU is just another way for the ancient nobility of Europe to continue to exercise their illegitimate, unelected, hereditary power and avoid the voice and vote of the masses. European immigrants came to America to escape the despicable vise grip of bloodlines controlling destiny. The EU should come nowhere near America." Quote Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen, "Dear @MarkJCarney we want to bring the relationship with Canada to the highest level possible. I would like to work with you on opening the door for Canada to being the first associate member of the EU." Mark Noonan @Mark_E_Noonan, "Chesterton pointed out more than a century ago that the Duke of Norfolk would happily become the Administrator of Norfolk. Emir of Norfolk is also acceptable. It’s all about keeping the pig snout in the trough."

Navarro to Newsmax: Warsh Rate Hike a 'Rookie Mistake' "Do not raise rates into the teeth of an oil price shock," Navarro said. "That's the Greenspan-Bernanke rule." According to Google AI, The Federal Reserve raises interest rates to make borrowing more expensive, which slows down spending and cools off rising prices." But I don't see how that applies when the cause of inflation is largely to cost of oil rising due to external events. Mike Bales @MikeBales, "Y’all were quiet at $5.02 a gallon and 9.1% inflation. Now gas is $4.06 and inflation is 3.4% and suddenly it’s a crisis. The numbers didn’t change sides. You did." Jack @jackunheard, "Gas can come back down. A communist government does not. I’m voting Republican."

At NYPo, Houthi attacks expose Iran’s desperation — here’s how Trump must respond, declare war on them. Semafor says Somaliland’s president puts everything on the table for Trump. Note, Somiland is not Somalia, and it wants good relations with Trump. News Wax claims Trump Weighs Russia Deals Before Ukraine Peace. "A U.S. official told the Times the administration believes early economic agreements could demonstrate to Russian President Vladimir Putin and other officials that Washington is committed to improving relations, potentially creating incentives for Moscow to end the war."

From Ace, British Medical Journal: The FDA and CDC Used a Faulty Algorithm to Understate Vaccine Injuries. When One Researcher Pointed Out the Flaw, She Was Told to Mind Her Own Business. "I'm not willing to assume "just an accidental oversight." In fact, I'm very much assuming enemy action." Never underestimate the power of stupidity. Also, MAHA: Get Your Kids Off Their Screens and Make Them Live Actual Life, Says RFKJr. "I mean, it's obvious, but it's good that someone in authority is saying it."

Hat Hair's Mark Judge claims Jazz Fans Stunned by Cassandra Wilson’s MAGA Views. It's not uncommon for musicians and actors to get more conservative when they see the money they make being expropriated for the undeserving. Dead at 70.

From Shipwreckedcrew, the lawsplainer, The Standing Problem With Regard To The White House Ballroom -- Blame the Tree Huggers. "A series of idiot cases in the 1990s-2000s are responsible for the idea that individuals have rights enforceable in federal court to sniff flowers and watch worms crawl in the dirt." Done.

At Twitchy, Napoleonic Syndrome: Stepstool Abdul Challenges Vance to a Beard Inspection and Weightlifting Duel and You KNOW It's Getting Bad for El-Sayed When Even Morning Joe Is Calling Him Out Right to His Face. Hat Hair's Beege Welborn hears MI Voters are 'Just Gross' for Not Wanting the Anti-American, Anti-Breast Cancer Research Anti-Semite. Mitchy Berg at Hat Hair VIP calls Minnesota Polling: Too Good To Factcheck. OR Get Cocky About. Tafoya almost even. Ace woke up and found out James Talarico Super PAC Caught Paying $25 Per Vote -- and Admitting Doing It on Hidden Camera Video, "Texas Democrats have come up with a scheme to pay voters to cast ballots for their candidates, a video obtained exclusively by Townhall Media shows." At Da Fed, Brianna Lyman argues There Is No Such Thing As A Moderate Democrat Anymore.

Hat Hair's Dave Strom interpretes Newsom: 'We Were Insane' but Elect Us to Be Insane Again. VodkaPundit at Insty, I THOUGHT IT WAS BASED ON GREED AND ENVY: California’s Proposed ‘Billionaire Tax’ Is Based on Bad Research. Embrace the healing power of "and." At PJM Vicky Taft has another instance of West Coast, Messed Coast™ — That's the Smell of Corruption at Karen Bass' L.A. Homeless Authority. Capt. Ed reports Letitia James Seized Aging Nuns' $19 Million. Why Won't She Release It? Render unto Letitia. 

PJM's Matt Margolis has even More Humiliating News for Kamala Harris. Nobody wants her, but they fear backlash if they don't pick her.

At CJ, Charles Lehman reminds us Progressive Prosecutors Have a Crime Problem All Their Own. "Philadelphia D.A. Larry Krasner’s scandal is just the latest in a long line." Ace sees York PA Police Repeatedly Refuse to Shut Down a Black "Teen Takeover" Near Campus Housing, Even After Four 911 Calls; Eventually the Thugs Drag White Female College Students by the Hair and Beat Them Senseless, ""Decarceration" plus "equity in justice." You can't send young thugs to jail because that's just the "school to jail" pipeline. And we must generally empty the prisons, because prisons are racist." From Da Caller, Dem Lawmakers Demand Federal Probe Into ‘Modern-Day Lynchings’ That Are Anything But, suicides or black on black crime. 

At Althouse, "I didn’t have any doubts. As I tried to explain different possible theories during deliberation, I kept getting cut off as if I had doubts based on the evidence present." ""Based on all the physical evidence, key witnesses, and what the prosecution presents, I thought it was enough proof that she [Clancy] knew exactly what she was doing and planned." Said Michael P. Desronvil, quoted in "Holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy mistrial, Michael P. Desronvil, speaks out for first time after intense backlash" (NY Post)."

Cam at Bearing Arms sees Gun Owners Win Another Second Amendment Victory in Fifth Circuit and cites CBS News: Trump Ordered DOJ Not to Appeal NFA Decision on Suppressors, Short-Barreled Firearms.

From NYPo, an Illegal migrant faked US citizenship to work at military contractor for 30 years. CIS reports Illegal Immigrant Population Was About 13.5 Million in July 2026, "No evidence for a dramatically higher number." Like 20 million. Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius explains Why the “Heritage American” Movement is Harming MAGA.

TownHall's Matt Vespa is happy to announce President Trump Just Banned Three Outlets From the White House, CNN, MSNBC, and Politico. Shouldn't that be MSNOW? Why yes, Beege Welborn, Trump Bans CNN, Politico and MS-Now From the White House. If you're just going to make shit up, you can do that from anywhere. Dave Strom laughs FINALLY! Totally Objective Journalism! "Just kidding." And notes Democrats Need Not Fear the Fact Checkers. Matt Vespa also notes 'The View' Suggests That Donald Trump Might Have Sexual Affinity for Animals. Are they so desperate for clicks they're trying to get sued? Ace sees Jimmy Kimmel, Steven Colbert Whine About How Hard Their Jobs of Not Being Funny Are, "The two anti-talent lottery winners whine about how hard it is failing at your job every single night."

Johnny Kampic at RCP thinks Satellites Have Made This Costly Broadband Subsidy Obsolete. "In a recent FCC filing, SpaceX calls for the Commission to “wind down outdated and redundant High Cost programs that now clearly provide diminished – or even negative – returns and redirect these resources to an enhanced affordability program that will deliver clear and impactful benefits to consumers.”"

Jonathan Turley fears Gandhi is Out, Mangione is In: Political Violence is in Vogue in America. Jonathan Turley @JonathanTurley, "Princeton is the latest university to achieve academic nirvana: not a single faculty member contributes to a Republican candidate or campaign. Conversely, 98% of political donations went to Democrats or Democrat-affiliated groups..." Ace wakes up and hears Rabid Left-Wing Students Waved "Kirkaversary" Celebration Cakes Smeared with Fake Blood in Conservative Students' Faces. The Conservative Students Filmed This Display. The University Moved to Expel the Students -- For Filming the Death-Celebrants! Beege Welborn explains What to Do When Campus Stalking Is Being Directed by Students.

Dave Strom wonders Do the Women Excusing Murder Because of 'Hormones' Know What They Are Saying? Are women too hormonal to vote or serve on juries, too? Lisa Britton @LisaBritton, "A viral conversation started after a woman claimed she couldn’t get her heavy suitcase into an overhead bin on an airplane and the man boarding next to her refused to help. ““He flat out said, ‘No, I’m good. You can get it,’ and I was holding up the whole plane while he just stared,” says the woman. I believe everyone should help each other in any way they can out of love, but I really don’t blame the man for his reaction after everything society has put men through. How can we shame and blame them for even something like chivalry and then expect them to do it? El Jacobo @eljacoboaqui, "What, precisely, obligates men to perform physical tasks at the behest of woman in our vicinity?

Capt. Ed cites Psaki on Sweeney Bodd: It's Misogynistic to Get Naked While Not Progressive, or Something. Ingrid Jaque at USA Today knows The real reason people are mad at Sydney Sweeney's new ad. "Sydney Sweeney's new ad for sports betting app Novig has sparked backlash from athletes and critics alike. But the real issue isn't the ad – it's that she's a registered Republican."

At Da Caller, Officials Remove Republican Candidate From Forum After ‘Misgendering’ Transgender Rep Sarah McBride. Da Signal's Tyler O'Neil cries ‘FALSE’: New Study Challenges Claim That Laws Restricting Transgender Medicine Increase Teen Suicide. I think that was debunked ages ago. 

And still plenty more at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 09.18.26