Flotsam and Jetsam - Bidens Milk-bombed in Motherland

From Althouse, "Biden, 83, was accompanied by former first lady Jill Biden to a ceremony where their son, Hunter Biden, accepted the Gold Medal for Outstanding Contribution for Public Discourse." ""Demonstrators and spectators gathered outside the venue during the event hosted by the College Historical Society (HIST). As Biden departed, some people stepped forward and threw objects." From "Joe Biden swarmed by protesters during surprise Dublin visit to support Hunter/Chaos broke out near the event attended by Biden and his family" (Independent). Sunny @sunnyright, "I don’t like Biden but my default policy response here is we start airstrikes immediately on the attackers." Quote Breaking911 @Breaking911, "Joe Biden was pelted with milk cartons in Dublin, Ireland, as he took cover behind an umbrella. Police wrestled with protesters while he was rushed into his SUV." Nick Arama at RedState finds Biden Revisits Infamous Debate With Delusional New Take – But Then Came a Surprising Admission. Clash Report @clashreport, "Joe Biden: If I had known that I was feeling lousy because I had cancer, I would have resigned. I would not have gone forward because I don't think an 80-year-old man with cancer should be running. But that wasn't the case. It was a circumstance where I thought that I had the capacity, I think I did, to bring a wider array of support for the United States and our positions from around the world. I had very good relationships with all the major leaders in the world. And so I believe that, on an objective basis, I was the best-equipped person to do the job." Steve Cortes @SteveCortes, "Joe Biden now claims his 2024 presidential debate against President Trump, which forced him to drop out of the race, was not very consequential: “To me it was not very consequential. First of all I thought there would be another debate, which there wasn’t. Notwithstanding the fact that there wasn’t another debate, it didn’t disturb me because it wasn’t consequential.” Just 24 days after the “not very consequential” presidential debate, Joe Biden ended his campaign for President." Whatever lets you sleep through the night, Joe.

Also at Althouse "Asked whether pursuing the failed impeachment effort had been worth it, Mr. Massie said it 'absolutely' had been, because it provided proof that his party was still in thrall to Mr. Trump." "I'm reading "Republicans Turn Back Effort to Impeach Hegseth/The G.O.P. banded together to shelve impeachment articles against the defense secretary, sparing him from a damaging rebuke and potential ouster"." Ace adds Arkansas "Republican" Says He Might Vote to Impeach Pete Hegseth, "He talks like a tough guy -- he's trying to make his vote with the left sound #Based -- but he's a spoo-splattered cum chasm.*" A Larry vid at Hat Hair sees Progressives Turn on Jeffries After Absent Democrats Let Hegseth Impeachment Stall.

At Am Mind, Jeff Anderson tries to explain What Happened in the Midterms. PJM's Scott Pinsker claims a World Exclusive: A New Political Theory Explains the GOP’s Defeat — and How We Win Again in 2028. Sundance at CTH has a REMINDER: 14 Specific Outcomes to Anticipate, "So far, #1, #2, #3, #6, #8, #13 and #14 have been highlighted by media, and those events are currently unfolding." At Da Signal Deroy Murdock calls it A Time for Ruthlessness: Lame-Duck Session Should Finish Work of Lazy-Duck Senate. I'm not holding my breath. 

Katherine Doyle @katiadoyl, "NEW: Washington gears up for a new era of congressional investigations with the White House adding 15 staff to its counsel’s office as Democrats prepare to take control of Congress." Sundance at CTH has White House Pushes Back Hard Against Threats from Incoming House Oversight Chairman Garcia. "‘The Supreme Court has held that “fiJnvestigations conducted solely for the personal aggrandizement of the investigators or to ‘punish’ those investigated are indefensible.” Watkins United States, 354 U.S. 178, 187 (1957)." Matt Vespa at TownHall says Markwayne Mullin's Interview on Fox News Did Not Go Well. Here's Why. Nick Sortor @nicksortor, "JUST IN: DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin is open to PERMANENT LEGAL STATUS for DACA illegals, per politico NO. That’s AMNESTY. NOT what we voted for. We cannot give an INCH on this issue. “If we want to have an immigration reform where we can look at DACA and figure out a way that these individuals can become maybe legal permanent citizens or something like this, that’ll be up to Congress to do that. I’ll be open to talk to anything,” Mullin says." DACA is the tough case in illegal immigration. At Althouse, Trump calls in to CSPAN. Rusty Weiss at RedState, The Left's Big Veterans Day Smear of Trump Just Collapsed, and the Proof Was Right There on Screen. Hat Hair's John Sexton observes Trump Really Called This One. "On April 23 of this year, the FDA approved a new treatment which has the ability to restore hearing to a small number of children born with a genetic condition that leaves them deaf." Deaf activists protested. From Althouse, "The judiciary should not be abused to politicize a structure designed to unite our nation.... We will continue making the case for this beautiful and fitting monument...." "Said a White House spokesman, quoted in "Kennedys sue to block Trump's arch, arguing it would cast shadow on JFK's grave" (BBC). I don't know about the legal arguments but: 1. The monument is already political, and its hard to see how it can ever rise above its political origin. 2. Even if it is "designed to unite our nation," which I doubt, it's obviously not uniting us, and it's hard to see how it ever could. 3. It's not "beautiful and fitting" to me and to a lot of us Americans, and it shouldn't be built until there is far more consensus and desire for this immense thing in such a conspicuous and hallowed place." I don't care about the arch, but I do care about judges assuming too much power.

CBS, Bessent relocates from D.C.-area home to military base following Iran threats. Cathy Salgado at PJM sees both Bessent, Miller Move to Military Base as Iran Regime’s Assassination Effort Intensifies. Teri Christoph at RedState hears Rubio Reveal Why Trump Doesn't Need to Drop Another Bomb on Iran "The economic pain that is being inflicted on Iran right now, on that regime, is extraordinary. It compounds, it's growing every day. These sanctions get worse over time, they get more painful as time goes on. It's all brought about by the fact that this radical regime of lunatics is imposing this on their own people. They're destroying their own country."

From NYPo, ExxonMobil inks preliminary deal to return to Venezuela after calling the country ‘uninvestable’. Town Moron @townmoron, "These motherfuckers are terrified that Bukele will actually solve the problem. That his solution to violence and corruption is and has always been the only real solution. 75 years of nation-building aid strategies accomplished nothing worldwide; Bukele helped Haiti in a week." Quote The Economist @TheEconomist, "The worry, if President Nayib Bukele’s ambitions in Haiti turn out to be large, is of a scorched-earth strategy that kills a lot of civilians."

John Sexton at Hat Hair hears Talks Between Ukraine and Russia Yield a Prisoner Swap. Sundance, Following Two Days of Negotiations in Abu Dhabi – Ukraine, Russia and U.S. Hold a Press Availability and Zelenskyy Ridicules President Trump on Same Day Trump’s People Trying to Mediate an End to Ukraine Conflict.

At Hat Hair, John Sexton chuckles as Pro-Palestinian Protesters Hold 'Day of Rage' and Chant Against Mayor Mamdani, Dave Strom says If You Can't Condemn Iran... and Capt. Ed sees a Failed DSA Poacher: Just Another Case of Dems Exploiting 'Black Leadership.' From the Free Bacon, Revealed: Chris Rabb Has Longtime Relationship With Organizers of Antisemitic Boycott He Won’t Condemn, Joined Them in Effort To Free Cop-Killer Mumia Abu-Jamal. At the Jewish Chronic, Exclusive: Green councillor said Muslims who condemn October 7 attack ‘bear shame of supporting Jews’.

Byron York @ByronYork, "More than a week after the election, Alaska has managed to count 84% of its votes. Mary "Dirty Trick" Peltola has a 4,250-vote lead over Sen. Dan Sullivan. The two candidates recruited to damage Sullivan have 9,345 votes." From Shooting News Week, Newly Elected Dems Waste No Time in Pushing to Transform Texas Into Virginia.Tim O'Brien at PJM notes Josh Shapiro Won the Trifecta, Which Means ‘We’re Comin’ for Your Guns’. Carrie Severino @JCNSeverino, "Even so-called moderates among 2028 hopefuls are endorsing court-packing and “real reform” of the Supreme Court. Court-packing is no longer a fringe idea in the Democrat Party." At Twitchy, ALREADY? 'Rapid Onset Buyer's Remorse' Spotted in Maine Just a Week After the Senate Election American AF @iAnonPatriot, "I can’t believe a Democrat is already exposing his own party like this Don Leonard, the Democrat who just won Ohio’s 15th District, says senior House Democrats warned him what happens if he won’t back Hakeem Jeffries for Speaker: “Making my life a living heII for the next two years here in Washington as well as being sure to lose my election” He says they “expect you to wear the team jersey” and “be a good team player” They don’t want representatives, they want obedience." Dave Strom, 'Muh Democracy': Democrats Work to Overturn Gender Ballot Issues. From Wa Ex, Colorado Democrats plot to overturn the will of their voters. Making gender bending more affordable. Dave Strom, Not So Fast on Colorado Gender Victories: The Legislature Has the Final Say, Not the Voters. The Manhattan Contrarian worries Is The "Climate" Agenda Poised For A Comeback In The U.S.?

Dave Strom says Tim Walz Oversaw Massive Fraud and Let Minneapolis Burn—StarTribune Calls It 'Compassion'. At Twitchy, You Again? Chris Rufo Exposes yet ANOTHER Gavin Newsom Scandal, This Time at His Napa Wineries. Christopher Rufo @christopherrufo, "EXCLUSIVE: We spent weeks in Napa Valley investigating Gavin Newsom's wine empire. According to a whistleblower, the operation is built on undocumented migrant labor, in violation of the law. Illegal aliens pick the grapes—and Newsom sells the wine for up to $7,000 a bottle."

At Da Signal, Socialism, Affordability, and the Future of Capitalism. Amy Curtis at Town Hall thinks DC's Plan to Address Bus Riders Who Skip Paying Fares Is Peak Socialism, make the minority of legit payers pay more.

Cathy Salgado reports a Twice-Deported Illegal Alien Tries to Storm Plane’s Cockpit, Claims He Has Bomb. From Ace, Perfect: Twice-Deported Illegal Alien Arrested for Making a Bomb Threat Against a Plane In Flight, "This guy gets Cultural Enrichment right." Gina Milan @ginamilan_, "Hey @ABC… Why did you conveniently leave out that Rony Alexander Gomez-Alberto, the suspect who threatened to blow up a plane flying from Newark to New Orleans, is an illegal alien from Honduras who had ALREADY been deported TWICE? That’s not a minor detail. That’s a HUGE part of the story. Why aren’t you reporting it?" Dave Strom says You Voted for This: Democrats Fight ICE While Judges Release Hijackers and Rapists. Eric W. @EWess92, "A Guatemalan woman found her dad taking inappropriate pictures of her teen niece. She took pictures of his inappropriate pictures, and used those to blackmail the niece and try to protect her father. That's a deportable offense, per Judge Kobes. Petition to review denied."

Aizenberg @Aizenberg55, "Hamas & Islamic Jihad have now themselves, in their own martyr notices, admitted that SIXTY-TWO "innocent Gazan journalists" were in fact combatants killed in action. Despite obsessive interest in the Gaza war, not one major mainstream media outlet has covered this story." Quote Aizenberg @Aizenberg55, "Was Musab Al-Zaza an innocent Gazan journalist killed by the IDF while sheltering at Gaza City's Salah Al-Din School? No. Hamas confirmed in a recent video that he was a combatant; one of 120 (so far) confirmed Hamas & PIJ fighters killed in Gaza schools used as military bases." At PJM VodkaPundit celebrates a French Author Risking a Year in Prison for Comments About Muslims. The Jewish Chronic reports Activists raise Palestinian flag over German Reichstag on eve of Kristallnacht anniversary, "The stunt came as Chancellor Friedrich Merz admitted antisemitism had become ‘omnipresent’ in the country."

Capt. Ed cites a Judge to BBC: Trump Has a Defamation Case, You Know. Althouse notices Axios portrays DeSantis and Rubio as "alligator people." "Link." From Ace, CNN Director: We Focus on the Race of the Criminal When He's White But Hide It When He's a "Minority" Plus: The Media Gins Up a Fresh Race Hoax. "You don't say. You do not say. This is a hidden-camera sting admission, of course. He would never admit this publicly." Fact Leaks @FactLeaksQ, "BREAKING: CNN director admits they only focus on the race of criminals when they are white, covers up when black assailants attack Asians."

At Hollywood in Toto, Pop Culture Proves It: The Left Loves Political Violence, "Dave Chappelle, Jennifer Welch just tip of hateful, alarming iceberg." At Da Wire, Erika Kirk’s Message For Dave Chappelle After His Chilling Remark About Charlie’s Assassination. "A culture that laughs at assassination is one of profound moral decay."

Dave Strom reports on a Survey: Over 80 percent of Students Expect Lower Grades If They Don't Say They Hate Western Culture. Defund American Universities, now! 

Fred Lucas at Da Signal hears the Supreme Court Orders a New Look at Male Inmate’s Women’s Jail Case.