New Bay Diet Approved

 Chesapeake Bay Mag, Bay States Approve New Watershed Agreement with 2040 Deadline

Four governors and the mayor of Washington, D.C. descended on the National Aquarium in Baltimore Tuesday to adopt a revised Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement. An update to the Chesapeake Bay restoration plan devised in 2014 with a 2025 deadline, this new Watershed Agreement will direct the next 15 years of Bay cleanup efforts.
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The revised 2025 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement builds upon progress, according to Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin, instead of simply restarting the program. “We are redoubling our effort to make achievable, not just aspirational, goals.” While 2040 is the next big milestone date for the new agreement’s goals, there are “critical checkpoints” planned along the way, Youngkin said. The new agreement contains four goals: Thriving Habitats, Fisheries and Wildlife; Clean Water; Healthy Landscapes; and Engaged Communities. It also includes 21 outcomes for the Bay states to reach. To achieve the outcomes, the partners will create management strategies for each.

and from VIMS,  2025 Chesapeake Bay dead zone near long-term average

That's what you get for $25 Billion or so.

Flotsam and Jetsam - FBI Nabs J6 Bombing Suspect, Supes Buy Texas Gerrymander

And MAGA he's not. Cathy Salgado at PJM, J6 Pipe Bomber Arrested: Nick Sortor @nicksortor "BREAKING: The alleged DC pipe bomber, arrested about 90 minutes ago in in Virginia by the FBI, is expected to appear in court TODAY His identity has still not been released This could get spicy." Althouse finds "The suspect’s identity remained unclear for the moment, but the arrest could ultimately provide an answer to one of the most tantalizing mysteries arising from the Jan. 6. riot." "I'm reading "Suspect Arrested in Inquiry Into Pipe Bombs in D.C. Ahead of Jan. 6 Riot" (NYT). "The break in the case was not based on new information but came after agents bore down yet again on their investigative files and discovered a new lead, according to one person familiar with the matter."" Ace, Pam Bondi Announces Charges Against J6 Bomber Brian Cole, Jr., Says More Charges May Be Filed, Feds Raid Home Linked to Suspected J6 Bomber, a Suspected "Anarchist" and Bondi, Pirro, Bongino Crow About J5 Bomber Arrest, Note That Biden Allowed the Case to "Languish." "A lot of celebrating from the beleaguered DOJ leadership. ... Federal agents swarmed the Woodbridge, Va., home of 30-year-old Brian Cole Jr. following the break in the case that has vexed and embarrassed the FBI for nearly five years." From Sundance at CTH, FBI Arrests Male J6 Pipe Bomb Suspect in Virginia and the DOJ Press Conference Announcing Arrest of J6 Pipe Bomber, Brian Cole – Indictment pdf. John Sexton at Hat Hair on Who Is Brian Cole, Suspect in the DC Pipe Bomb Case? "Brian Cole, Jr. worked for a bail bonds company run by his father that worked to free illegal immigrants from ICE facilities and sued the Trump administration’s Department of Homeland Security. Weeks before 30-year-old Cole Jr. allegedly planted pipe bombs at the headquarters of the Democrat and Republican parties on January 6, 2021, a court ruled against the company in its lawsuit attacking the Trump administration on immigration issues, The Daily Wire has learned... Later in 2021, the company held a press conference bemoaning anti-black racism with a left-wing attorney. Cole Sr. and Benjamin Crump, who represented the family of Trayvon Martin, attempted to sic the Biden Department of Justice on a local Tennessee prosecutor who had raised questions about the bail bond company." Matt Vespa at TownHall, The Suspect in the J6 Pipe Bombing Incident Has Been Captured. Why the Story Could Vanish Soon. NYPo, Accused DC pipe-bomber Brian Cole Jr.’s dad once defended by famous civil rights attorney who repped George Floyd. Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson, "The January 6th pipe bomber terrorist was… - a young black guy - radical anti-Trump activist - sued Trump & ICE & DHS - extreme racial justice advocate - works at his family bail bonds company that frees criminal aliens from ICE custody Yeah, this explains exactly why the FBI & DOJ could not “find” this guy for 4 years. The Biden FBI had mountains of evidence against Brian Cole. Receipts, cell data, license plate, photos and videos of the crime. They knew exactly who did it! But Brian’s profile destroys their entire ‘MAGA white supremacist insurrection bomber’ narrative in one blow. The FBI didn’t “fail” to catch him. Leftists protected their own. This is the biggest FBI cover-up scandal in history. What a nightmare…" From Twitchy, When Jake Tapper Said the J6 Pipe Bomber Was a ‘White Man’ and Then This Happened Greg Price @greg_price11, "Jake Tapper identified the J6 pipe bomb suspect as a “30-Year-old white man.” Idk about you but this guy does not look white to me." Technofog, Brian Cole: The DC Pipe Bomber "Next question: whether he was working alone." Sister Toldja at RedState, Watch: Democrat Senator Hilariously Own-Goals His Party With Criticism of DOJ Pipe Bomb Case Arrest. Tim Burchett @timburchett, "Your Democratic party controlled FEDS had it for 4 years. @FBIDirectorKash and #Bongino had it for 9 months and solved it." Quote Townhall.com @townhallcom, "Democrat Senator Mark Warner: It kinda makes me "crazy" to see the Justice Department treating the arrest of the pipe bomber suspect as a "victory lap.""

Pretty nice house for an "anarchist". https://t.co/mUX0fuxJfa

— Miranda Devine (@mirandadevine) December 4, 2025

John Solomon at JTN Patel tells Just the News the FBI is 'faster, stronger, more accountable' after reforms "FBI director and his deputy outline a dozen new reforms they have implemented."

Susie Moore at RedState reports Supreme Court Allows Texas Redistricting Plan to Stand. John Sexton, Supreme Court: Texas Can Use New Congressional Maps. Althouse, "The court’s brief, five-paragraph order indicated that 'Texas is likely to succeed on the merits of its claim that the District Court committed at least two serious errors.'" ""Moreover, it added, the lower court 'improperly inserted itself into an active primary campaign, causing much confusion and upsetting the delicate federal-state balance in elections.'" From "Supreme Court allows Texas to use redistricting map challenged as racially discriminatory" (Scotusblog). Here's the opinion. There's a long dissent by Kagan, joined by Sotomayor and Jackson, arguing for deference to the decision of the district court. Alito writes a concurring opinion, joined by Thomas and Gorsuch:" So that's kind of new; now the Supreme Court is supposed to give deference to the hand picked activist Democrat on the district courts. 

Sundance sees a Leaked Transcript of EU Conference Call with Zelenskyy Highlights Fear of Trump Securing Peace for Ukraine "“There is a possibility that the U.S. will betray Ukraine on the issue of territory without clarity on security guarantees,” Macron said, according to Spiegel, adding there was “a great danger” for Zelenskyy. The Élysée did not immediately respond to POLITICO’s request for comment. Spiegel reported the Élysée denied in a statement to the German outlet that Macron spoke of any betrayal. “The president did not use those words,” Macron’s office said, per Spiegel." From TNP, Venezuela Reopens to U.S. Deportation Flights Following Trump’s Airspace Ban. Sara Anderson at PJM reports Maduro’s Ex-Insider Turns Snitch, Sends Trump an Explosive Letter. "Hugo “El Pollo” Carvajal Barrios is an ex-military intelligence officer for the Venezuelan government and was a powerful official within Maduro's Cartel de los Soles. Today, he's in U.S. custody, charged with narco-terrorism, among other things. As part of a plea deal for a lighter sentence, he's agreed to help the U.S. government by telling it everything he knows about Maduro and the cartel."

A Hat Hair video, AFP’s Brent Gardner: Democrats Can’t Claim ‘Affordability’ After Driving Historic Inflation and Capt. Ed, The Rent's Not So Damn High: Has Trump Turned a Corner on Affordability? unseen1 @unseen1_unseen, "The gop should be taking a victory lap and telling Americans how they are bringing back affordability to the voters. This is easy politics. Celebrate the wins. Make the people see what you are doing." Quote Rapid Response 47 @RapidResponse47, "CNBC reports the national median rent just fell for the fourth straight month. More progress. More to be done. https://cnbc.com/2025/12/02/apartment-rents-vacancies-november.html."VodkaPundit at Insty, HOW MUCH OF THE AFFORDABILITY CRISIS WAS REALLY JUST THE ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION CRISIS? Peter St Onge, Ph.D. @profstonge, "Turns out 2 million migrants going home does wonders for rental vacancies." Quote Barchart @Barchart, "Multifamily Vacancy Rate hits 7.2%, the highest level ever recorded." And HMM: Small businesses cut 120,000 jobs in November, ADP says. Peter St Onge, Ph.D. @profstonge, ""Weak" job growth but no layoffs. It's almost like there's simply fewer people -- like, say, 2 million illegals." Quote Lisa Abramowicz @lisaabramowicz1, "Initial jobless claims just fell to the lowest since Sept. 2022. Not screaming distress." VodkaPundit at PJM sees Washington's Spending Train Is 'Unstoppable.' It's a weakness of our republic; Politicians on both sides see advantage in taking a little from the many (often from the future), and giving it to the few now. 

At ET, IRS, Treasury Issue Guidance on Trump Accounts "Five types of contributions can be made to a child’s IRA account until the child turns 18." "The tax-advantaged Invest America accounts, commonly referred to as “Trump accounts,” were established under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed into law by President Donald Trump in July. The plan aims to provide every newborn child with a “head start toward lifelong financial security and the American Dream,” the White House said in a Dec. 2 statement.
Any child younger than 18 who is a U.S. citizen and has a valid Social Security number may open a Trump account. In addition, children born between Jan. 1, 2025, and Dec. 31, 2028, will receive a $1,000 initial seed contribution from the government, according to the joint guidance issued on Dec. 2." From News Wax, Bessent Sees More Private Contributions to 'Trump Accounts'. 

Matt Margolis at PJM thinks Democrats Humiliate Themselves AGAIN With Another Epstein Drop. That dead horse is down to bones. NY Post Opinion @NYPostOpinion, "I asked if Trump Derangement Syndrome is real: I got the death threats in reply proving it is https://trib.al/VCdpkYi." At Hat Hair, a Larry video, Kennedy Family Cancer Diagnosis Ends in Political Hit Job. Dave Strom, And They Call This 'Journalism'

Lawrence Person's BattleSwarm Blog thinks Trump (Inexplicably?) Pardons Henry Cuellar. “Sleepy Joe went after the Congressman, and even the Congressman’s wonderful wife, Imelda, simply for speaking the TRUTH,” Trump wrote. "The president said that Cuellar “spoke out against Open Borders” and that the previous administration would “attack, rob, lie, cheat, destroy, and decimate anyone who dares to oppose their Far Left Agenda, an Agenda that, if left unchecked, will obliterate our magnificent Country.”" My working assumption has been that these political calculations may indeed be why the Biden Administration charged Cuellar…but that he was probably guilty as well." TNP, Trump Pardons Democrat Who Accused Him of Inciting Insurrection, Voted for Impeachment. From OTP, Trump Pardons Businessman Indicted By His Own DOJ In July "Trump issued the pardon of Oak View Group co-founder Tim Leiweke without a public statement. It’s unclear why he pardoned Leiweke, though he is represented by Trump ally and former Rep. Trey Gowdy. Gowdy lobbied the administration to drop the case against Leiweke or grant him clemency, CNN reported."

Insty, #BURN. Also, the answer is yes.

Is this photo is suitable for someone serving as White House Press Secretary?

Let's see 😉 pic.twitter.com/aHk36es7u4

— Godly Nation (@GodlyNations) December 1, 2025

Turns out the poster was from Africa.

Cathy Salgado has an Update on Wounded Guardsman Andrew Wolfe "Andy remains in critical but stable condition. He was more active today as he had his eyes open often, he had a period of about 10 minutes where he was raising his left arm and leg well into the air and he was trying to grab his breathing tube. His vitals remained stable during this period which was good. He had no setbacks today. Tomorrow he will have his tracheostomy and feeding tube surgery and they will remove the breathing tube that runs through his mouth and down his throat. As always, we thank you for your love, support and kindness."

Bob Hoge at RedState, Jim Jordan Demands Answers on Arctic Frost, Subpoenas Former Special Counsel Jack Smith. Smith wants an open session so he can dish dirt on Trump. From Fox, Court says Boasberg didn’t know Arctic Frost subpoenas hit lawmakers, Grassley calls that ‘deeply troubling’. "Court official suggests Biden DOJ did not notify chief judge that Arctic Frost subpoenas targeted members of Congress." Din't know nuffin.' At TNP, Top Federal Court Official Defends Boasberg in Arctic Frost Scandal and Stefanik Secures FBI Weaponization Provision in Defense Bill After Clash with Speaker Johnson, "The provision requires Congressional disclosure when the FBI opens counterintelligence investigations into presidential and federal candidates." Sundance says Watch Out for the 2026 FISA 702 Reauthorization. They won't give up domestic surveillance so easily. 

 On the demise of Lititia James' case in Georgia, the At J Con, says the Trump case was a steaming mess, but a lost opportunity for justice "Pete Skandalakis ended up with the case after he was unable to dump it off on any other DA in the state." At TownHall, Byron York says a Requiem for a Scandal. "Nothing in the evidence suggests that [the contingent electors] conspired to overturn the election," Skandalakis wrote. "On the contrary, the record overwhelmingly demonstrates that the electors believed their actions were legally required to preserve Georgia's electoral votes in the event President Donald J. Trump prevailed in the then-pending lawsuit in Fulton County challenging the election."

RCD takes on The Seditious Six. Mike Kochin at Am Great sees Principled Cowardice and the Seditious Six. Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius, "It just dawned on me what Seditious Mark Kelly might be up to. THEORY: -Kelly clearly thinks he can run for President. -Kelly saw that when the lawfare goons had Trump arrested, it basically ensured Trump's election. -So Kelly is purposely getting even more seditious and is goading Trump into having him recalled to active duty for a court martial. -Kelly thinks the blowback will get him elected. He wants to be a martyr. Just a theory, mind you, but the difference is that every charge against Trump was fabricated nonsense whereas Kelly actually has violated numerous sections of the UCMJ." C3 @C_3C_3, "Well well well… It appears Mark Kelly leaked classified information trying to frame Pete Hegseth for leaking classified information. Oops!" Sundance thinks Democrat Senator Mark Warner Advocates for Military Coup against President Trump.

At AOL, Retarded Tim Walz Says Trump’s Slur Is Inspiring Others To Scream It Outside His House. Does his wife still sleep with the windows open? From the Free Bacon, WATCH: ‘Then Why Aren’t There State Prosecutions?’ Local Reporter Calls BS on Tim Walz’s Claim He Sent Somali Fraudsters to Jail. "Walz appears to be taking credit for the actions of a conscientious state official who alerted the FBI to Feeding Our Future's scheme." WaEx, Tim Walz promotes new Minnesota paid leave program open to ‘undocumented workers.’ Althouse, If the Minnesota fraud was so huge, why didn't government officials notice and take action? "The question is asked on today's episode of the NYT podcast "The Daily." The answer is two-fold: 1. A group called Feeding Our Future accused the state of racism for "slow walking" their application. This wasn't long after the "national reckoning" that followed the death of George Floyd, and "at that time, nobody wanted to be called a racist, even it was wholly unfounded" and "that really had a paralyzing effect on people in state government who knew something funny was going on, but didn't really want to stick their necks out and stop it." 2. Money was cycling back to the Democratic Party. "Somali Americans have become politically quite powerful in the state... and... became important donors to their campaigns.... [S]ome democratic elected officials... worried that any action they took to question or intervene in a way that would maybe stop these schemes, could have alienated a really important constituency." My bold.

Christopher F. Rufo @christopherrufo, "“They stole billions, but they paid $67 million in taxes.” Quote KSTP @KSTP "Somali Minnesotans generate at least $500 million in income annually and pay about $67 million in state and local taxes." At Fox, Ilhan Omar pressed to explain how fraud in Minnesota got 'so out of control' "Small Business Administration probes groups tied to $1B COVID fraud scandal in Omar's state." You didn't stop us, was her response. Capt. Ed calls it Today's Deep Question: What Did Ilhan Omar Know About Minnesota's Billion-Benjamins Fraud? Tom Knighton at BA, says Ilhan Omar Just Let Cat Out of the Bag With Anti-Gun Comments "“We have more guns in this country than we have humans,” she said in the video. “So, one of the things that is going to be important is to create a registry so we know where the guns are. We know when they go into the wrong hands when they’re stolen. And we can actually start a buyback program. I know that some of the Minnesota legislators have had that legislation, and that’s something that we should be thinking about on a federal level.” It’s interesting that Rep. Omar would mention a “gun buyback” in the same breath as gun registration. Pro-gun advocates have warned for years that registration always leads to confiscation wherever it has been tried. Thus, anti-gun Democrats have avoided lumping the topics together."

At Homeland Security, Miles from Nation's Capital, ICE Arrests ISIS-K Afghan Terrorist Who Was Released into the U.S. Under Biden’s Operation Allies Welcome. From NYPo, Chilling new details emerge about killer migrants responsible for 29 homicides sprung from NY jails instead of being handed off to ICE. Tim Graham notices Journalists Can Promote 'Sedition' When It's 'ICE Resistance'.

PJM's Matt Margolis notices a GAO Bombshell Reveals Obamacare Fraud on a Massive Scale and Stephen Kruise asks When Does the Part Where Obamacare Fixes Everything Happen? Short answer, never. From Fox, Schumer unveils Democrats' Obamacare fix plan, likely dead in the water, "Schumer unveils Democrats' plan to prevent Obamacare subsidies from expiring ahead of key vote."

From Breitbart Gavin Newsom Pushes Retroactive Tax, Including Those Who Fled the State. You have money; we want it.

John Solomon at JTN reports an Election Integrity Push: DOJ on track to compel voter roll cleanups in over half of U.S. states ""The sloppiness of the elections in blue states is no accident. It is on purpose. It is a feature, not a bug," Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet J. Dhillon says." Shrinking the margin of fraud. 

From Twitchy, Morning Joe Host Who Assured Us Biden Was Sharper Than Ever Says Team Trump Is 'Making S**t Up Every Day'. Don Surber says Pentagon reporters self-deported. America won. "On October 15, roughly half of the 101 members of the self-important Pentagon Press Association turned in their credentials as Pentagon reporters to protest new rules such as not giving reporters free range in the military headquarters. These are the eagle-eyed journalists who never noticed that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was in the hospital for a month." Capt. Ed hears Don't Fall For Fake News on Israel, Young People, Says ... Hillary Clinton, who invented both the term "fake news" and the Russiagate Hoax. Dave Strom sees The Vaccine Debate Is Not Driven By Science, gives the Hep B Example.

At Breitbart, Tennis Great Margaret Court ‘Upset’ over Transgender Propaganda Confusing Children. Natalia Mittelstadt at JTN reports America First Legal wins case against Fairfax County Public Schools over boys in girls' bathrooms "AFL obtained judgment on behalf of a female student who was told that if she was uncomfortable with a boy in the girls’ bathroom, then she must use a different restroom." Lauren Chen @TheLaurenChen, "If you call everyone from Trump to Sydney Sweeney to JK Rowling "Hitler" Then yes, it does in fact follow that Hitler must not have been that bad." Insty has a FLASHBACK: "Draft women? Why not? It occurs to me that if you want to boost birthrates, having a draft for women with a pregnancy/motherhood exception would probably do it. We certainly see high pregnancy rates among female troops scheduled for deployment already . . . ."

From the College Fix, Nine in ten college students think ‘words can be violence’, but mostly conservative words.

More stuff at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 12.03.25 and In The Mailbox: 12.05.25 (Afternoon Edition)!

Snow!

The first for the year, although I won't swear an odd flake or two hasn't fallen before. Yesterday the predictions shifted southward, moving us from a trace to one two two inches. It looks like we'll end up on the lower side of that when it quits later this morning:

Fish Pic Friday - Desarae Funderburk

With a very southern assortment:

Desarae Funderburk@desaraefaith99 Somewhere fishing 🎣

Flotsam and Jetsam - Trump Dumps Biden's CAFE Standards

Da Mail whines it's a Huge win for fans of gas-guzzlers as Trump kills off hated Biden-era rule. Althouse find "Flanked by executives from major automakers in the Oval Office, Mr. Trump said the Transportation Department would significantly weaken fuel efficiency requirements..." ""... for tens of millions of new cars and light trucks. The administration claimed the changes would save Americans $109 billion over five years and shave $1,000 off the average cost of a new car. The Biden administration’s stricter efficiency standards were designed to get more Americans to go electric. But Mr. Trump said they 'forced automakers to build cars using expensive technologies that drove up costs, drove up prices, and made the car much worse. This is a green new scam, and people were paying too much for a car that didn’t work as well.'" From "Trump Returns to Gasoline as Fuel of Choice for Cars, Gutting Biden’s Climate Policy/The president said he would weaken Biden-era mileage standards, which were designed to increase electric-vehicle sales, calling them a 'scam'" (NYT)." Sundance at CTH, President Trump Cancels Joe Biden CAFE Standards Against Auto Industry. VodkaPundit at Insty, GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY: New York Post @nypost "USPS EV fleet behind schedule with $3B in taxpayer funds spent — and only 612 trucks built https://trib.al/tS8Nd3i" Ace, Lefties Continue To Live in Denial, But Gas Prices Are Now Under $2/Gallon in Some Parts of the Country, "When is Trump going to fulfill his campaign promise of reducing inflation? Wait, he already has? Well in that case, when is he going to stop murdering poor innocent narcoterrorist drug smugglers?! Huh, racist?!" 

Stephen Moore says If Young People Want More Affordability, They Should Get Jobs, but what's the fun in that? Driscoll at Insty, HOW IT STARTED: Trump Is the New FDR. . . "How it’s going: Maddow Suggests Trump’s America Is Akin To Japanese Internment. Rich Lowry at NRO, Trump Is the New FDR. "Progressives have long pined for another FDR. Here in the first couple of months of 2025, they’ve gotten one. President Trump’s mad opening dash is like nothing we’ve seen since Franklin Roosevelt’s historic first 100 days." Beege Welborn at Hat Hair likes Playing Smashmouth: AgSec Rollins Taking the Blue States' SNAP. Ace, Trump's Ag Secretary: States Will Either Open Their Books So We Can Detect SNAP Fraud, Or We're Cutting Them Off. "This is huge. Can't wait for a left-wing rogue judge to be "randomly" assigned to the lawsuit and immediately grant an injunction."

Ace woke up and noticed Republican Matt Van Epps Holds On to Win the Tennessee 7 Special Election, But It's A Much Closer Race Than We'd've Hoped "The Democrats are hysterical and frantic and absolutely energized to kill us at the polls -- and maybe in real life too." VodkaPundit at Insty, goes BACK TO THAT TENNESSEE SPECIAL ELECTION ONE MORE TIME: Robby Starbuck @robbystarbuck, "Some will be mad at me for this but I say it out of love for our country… We won the TN special election by less than we should have. If you’ve been to this area, you know it should have been a blowout. And this isn’t a knock on Matt Van Epps. He had lower name ID to begin with and did a good job pulling it out. A lesser candidate would have made it a real nail biter. So why was it close? Many voters are apathetic and have very little enthusiasm on our side. Why? They think our majority in Congress is failing them due to weak leadership, bad priorities & inconsistent messaging . . . " Bonchie @bonchieredstate, "This is going to shock you, but after she lost, Aftyn Behn called up Van Epps and nagged him. This may be the most AWFL thing I’ve ever seen. And I saw that clip from Jennifer Welch’s podcast yesterday." Quote Acyn @Acyn, "Behn: I called the congressman elect, Matt van Epps, and I had one question for him: What will define what happens next? Do not let the affordable care act subsidies expire. Do not raise healthcare costs for working families in Tennessee." Roger Simon calls the Tennessee 7th Race 'Much Ado About Nothing', "Or maybe 'Much Ado About Nothing... Much'" Scott Pinsker at PJM, PR Fallout of the Tennessee Special Election: Here’s What the Media WON’T Tell You. "It would’ve been weirder if the Dems didn’t “over-perform.” The fact that they had every single institutional advantage available and STILL lost by nine points is significant. But we won’t hear too much about that from the mainstream media, will we?" Hat Hair's Dave Strom says remember, Public Polls Are for Entertainment Purposes Only. Well, they're also for propaganda purposes.

From RVM, Dems Hegseth Narrative Blows Up Faster Than A Cartel Boat in the Gulf of America. From Twitchy, Rachel Maddow Has a Theory for Why Trump's Targeting Totally Innocent Fisherman in Rowboats. Breaking911 @Breaking911, "WATCH: Rachel Maddow says the Trump admin. is targeting Venezuelan narco-terrorists to illegally deport people from America "They declared a war. Then, they needed a reason for the war." "Why are we killing people in boats without motors?"" Huh, those speed boats have 3-4 motors costing ~ $30k each. About the cost of one Hellfire missile. Also at Twitchy, Journo David Shuster Continues One-Sided Slap-Fight With Pete Hegseth. RNC Research @RNCResearch, "INSANE Democrat Jack Reed dismisses criminals smuggling illegal drugs into the U.S. as not "narco-terrorists," just people trying to make money. "Usually, people are not significantly involved...It's the way they make money."" The genius of Trump is that he can make Democrats align with the worst of the worst. From Breitbart, ‘Franklin the Turtle’ Publisher Lashes Out at Hegseth Meme. Kurt Schlichter @KurtSchlichter "Long explainer: Let’s examine the emerging “scapegoat” narrative, because it demonstrates the true objective of the Democrat/Regime Media/Fredocon axis - to hurt Trump politically and to stop the changing of the Pentagon from a leftist-supporting social pathology Petri dish back into a patriotic war-fighting force that can effectively prevent the eventual color revolution they are working toward. At the threshold, let’s understand that there was nothing illegal here. Even under the facts as alleged, which change as they keep shifting the goalposts, there was no violation of the law of war. There was no violation of any Geneva Convention, not least because no Geneva Convention applies here. So, everything I say here is simply taking their story du jour and testing it to see if it makes internal sense. It does not, because it’s all baloney. They don’t care. It’s the lie that’s important. . ." At Am Mil News, Trump confirms call with Venezuelan president amid rising tension. Sarah Anderson at PJM says This Dude Maduro Sure Does a Lot of Dancing for Someone With a $50 Million Bounty on His Head. Sundance hosts Secretary of State Marco Rubio Discusses Immigration Vetting, Venezuela Situation and Ukraine-Russia Conflict and Videos Worth Watching – President Trump asked About Witkoff and Kushner Visiting Moscow.

At Hat Hair, a Larry video, Dems Plot Military Coup: Hegseth, Trump Double Down. Amy Curtis at TownHall wonders Did Senator Mark Warner Just Call for a Military Coup? Greg Price @greg_price11, "Sen. Mark Warner: "I think, in many ways, the uniformed military may help save us from this President." They're now just openly calling for military coups against President Trump." From Twitchy, Dem Mark Kelly Is Now Declaring That Unlawful, Illegal Military Orders Have Been Issued Under Trump "Democrat Senator Mark Kelly is taking his sedition to the next level. He’s now claiming that unlawful, illegal orders to the military have been given under President Donald Trump - a clear reference to the manufactured narco-terrorist boat scandal. He’s trying to sow chaos in the military so soldiers question all orders for fear they’ll be prosecuted under a future Democrat administration." From JTN/Center Square, AZ Sen. Mark Kelly says Trump and Hegseth can't silence or bully him "During televised segments Sunday on CNN and NBC, Kelly dismissed criticisms and actions by President Donald Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth." PJM's Stephen Kruiser thinks There's a Lot of Entertainment Value in Mark Kelly's Implosion.

Matt Margolis at PJM asks Why Is The Washington Post Defending the National Guard Shooter? and hears a Bombshell Report Reveals Shocking New Motive for DC National Guard Shooter. From PM, Investigators consider potential Taliban blackmail as motive in shooting of National Guard troops: "Lakanwal has family remaining in Afghanistan and investigators are considering as a line of inquiry that he may have had concerns about their safety." Jeff Charles at TownHall sees If This Is What Motivated the National Guard Shooter, the Blowback Could Be Terrifying. Ace, Of Course: Biden Created a Special Exemption So That "Low-Level" Taliban Officials Could Migrate to the US. "Yeah they're Taliban -- members of the radical cult that sheltered bin Ladin and floods the world with heroin -- but they're "low-level" "civil servants" so I'm sure they're cool. BTW, why would Taliban civil servants have to flee the Taliban? It's almost as if the Democrats just want to fill the US with foreign terrorists because they believe we should all be equal in poverty, misery, murder and terror." At the NYPo, Refugee group was warned that DC shooting suspect Rahmanullah Lakanwal was spiraling into mania — he got asylum anyway. From Front Page, Pakistani Muslim Terrorist Busted Planning to Shoot Up University of Delaware, "Students had protested ICE enforcement against Muslim terrorist supporters."

Hat Hair's John Sexton hears a Boston Judge Steps In to Rescue Planned Parenthood Again. Why bother with executive and a legislative branches, just let the judges decide what they think it best. At RCP, 'Iryna's Law' and the Bad Judges Who Make It Necessary. From News Wax, Trump: Dems Talking 'Pack' the Court; 'Terminate the Filibuster.'

WokeSpy reports Sen. Ron Johnson Says His Team Was Offered Hunter Biden’s Laptop in 2020 but Declined After FBI Warning. "Johnson described how, in August 2020, shortly before his team was offered the hard drive, the FBI summoned him and Sen. Chuck Grassley for briefings warning them about potential Russian and Ukrainian disinformation. He recalled being told, “you got to be careful about what you hear out of Russia and out of Ukraine, and spread disinformation.”"

From LifeZette, Scott Adams Suggests Kamala Chose Tim Walz Because She Knew He Was Corrupt. From the Slantic, The Operator "Josh Shapiro has spent his life preparing to lead an America that might no longer exist." Beege Welborn hears Californians Scoff: Tim Walz Is Amateur Welfare Fraud Hour Compared to Gruesome Newsom. Mitch Berg at Hat Hair VIP says Sticks And Stones May Break My Bones, But Tim Walz Should Shut Up About Namecalling. Also at Hat Hair, Trump: Somali Community Has 'Destroyed Minnesota' Under Walz and Frey. Breitbart reports the St. Paul Mayor: Fraud Charges Show Federal Agents ‘Not Adding Value’, Doing ‘Opposite.’ Ace, Fascist Government Shows Its Authoritarianism By Responding to Voters' Wishes, "Kristi Noem says "We don't want them [third world criminal immigrants]." Dave Strom considers the question Should Presidents Call Groups of People Garbage? If the shoe fits. LHGrey @grey4626, "Ilhan, Your recent proclamation that "Somali Americans are here to stay" is a mendacious assertion, a fabrication woven from the threads of delusion and despair. It is a lie, plain and simple, and one that will not withstand the relentless march of truth and justice. These individuals, these so-called "Somali Americans," are not indelibly woven into the fabric of this nation. They are transients, interlopers, parasites feeding off the lifeblood of a country that was never meant to be their sanctuary. . . " Beege Welborn again, Jayapal and Friends Trying to Spring Illegals From Detention WIth Taxpayer Funded Lawyers. NottheBee, Minneapolis mayor suggests he won't cooperate with federal law enforcement while speaking Somali. Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok, "Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara says that Somalians should call 911 if ICE shows up wearing masks to make arrests. He says police will "immediately respond" and "intervene." Interfering with immigration enforcement is a CRIME." At WaEx, Byron York on immigration law: Federal government has enforcement authority. Based Jessica @RealJessica, "Reporter tries to use the words “undocumented immigrant”, then Governer Ron DeSantis shames him into using the correct words “illegal aliens”. This is how every politician should handle it when dealing with far left reporter."

At Hat Hair, Waah: CNN Spazzing Over White House Media Page. Overton @overton_news, "CNN is already frantic over the Trump administration’s new webpage exposing media bias. Brian Stelter practically spiraled on air...insisting over and over that the real goal was to “delegitimize the media.” At the bottom of the screen, CNN slapped on a dramatic chyron: “White House launches webpage that targets reporters.” And Stelter spent the entire doing everything in his power to discredit the effort to hold the media accountable for inaccuracies. “To delegitimize the media. I would say it’s to delegitimize the media.” “This media bias monitor is being produced at taxpayer expense. It’s a featured part of the White House website, and it’s about trying to tarnish and demean various news outlets.”" Beege Welborn sees Scott Bessent Eviscerates the Old Grey Lady on Her Own Stage “Andrew, there’s no new normal,” adding that he has stopped reading the paper but that the articles sent his way prove to him the outlet is “just this fever swamp.” “You know, in twenty, thirty, forty, fifty years The New York Times is no longer the paper of record,” he predicted. “I read this article, like ‘President Trump is slowing down. President Trump’s mental capacity –’ It is a hundred percent fake. Like he only called me twice at two in the morning last week instead of three times.” Real Clear Defense is clearly angered by The Washington Post’s Attack on Veterans’ Integrity. 

Althouse finds "Republicans and Democrats are now nearly unanimous in believing the other party has gone too far with its rhetoric and are much more likely to think this than in 2011." ""Ninety-four percent of Democrats, compared with 74% in 2011, now say Republicans and their supporters have gone too far, and 93% of Republicans (vs. 63% in 2011) say the same about Democrats and their supporters. In contrast, partisans are disinclined to believe their own party has gone too far with its rhetoric and are no more likely now than in 2011 to hold this view. Today, 36% of Republicans believe the GOP and its supporters’ rhetoric has gone too far, compared with 32% in 2011. And Democrats are less likely now (28%) than in 2011 (45%) to say their party’s rhetoric has been too inflammatory." From "More Americans Say Political Rhetoric Has Gone Too Far/69% say Republicans', 60% say Democrats' inflammatory criticism of opponents has gone too far" (Gallup)."

From Hat Hair's John Sexton, Trans Woman Found Guilty of Child Abuse, Claims Jury Was 'Hypnotized'. Pop Times, New York Pastor Announces Gender Transition During Sunday Service. Ace sees A Man Brutalized a Woman and Put Her In the Hospital. In a Private Conversation, She Called Her Attacker a "Faggot." She Was Arrested. "In the UK, of course. Another "non-crime hate incident" prosecution. You're not allowed to use harsh language when describing the thug who beat the shit out of you, you see."

Find even more at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 12.03.25. 

A Thursday Tune - Rise Up

Patricia Büchler (born 9 March 1997), known professionally as Patty Gurdy, is a German hurdy-gurdy musician, singer, songwriter and YouTuber.

Büchler was born on 9 March 1997. She lived in Düsseldorf while she studied there and graduated in 2019. She has some Irish ancestry. She earned a bachelor's degree in communication design. After playing the piano and other instruments for many years, she took up the hurdy-gurdy in 2014 and describes her genre as "dark folk-pop". She was a member of German bands Harpyie, under the stage name Io, in 2016 and Storm Seeker during 2016–2018. Her 2019 festival performances included Smaabyfestivalen in Flekkefjord, Norway and Tredegar House folk festival in Newport, Wales.

The hurdy-gurdy is a string instrument that produces sound by means of a hand-cranked rosined wheel which rubs against the strings. The wheel functions much like a violin (or nyckelharpa) bow, and single notes played on the instrument sound similar to those of a violin. Melodies are played on a keyboard that presses tangents—small wedges, typically made of wood or metal—against one or more of the strings to change their pitch. Like most other acoustic stringed instruments, it has a sound board and hollow cavity to make the vibration of the strings audible.

Moon Halo

 I went outside last night to see if there was an aurora. No aurora, but I found this:

22° halo