Flotsam and Jetsam - Hunter Demands Open Hearing

At PM, BREAKING: Hunter Biden agrees to testify before House Oversight Committee, "Mr. Chairman, we take you up on your offer. Accordingly, our client will get right to it by agreeing to answer any pertinent and relevant question you or your colleagues might have, but—rather than subscribing to your cloaked, one-sided process—he will appear at a public Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing," The Messenger reports." Mary Chastain at LI, Oversight Chairman Comer Shoots Down Hunter Biden’s Offer to Publicly Testify, 'Hunter has never played by the rules. Why would he want to start now?" Ace, Hunter Biden Refuses to Testify Behind Closed Doors; Representative Comer Tells Him He Will Either Observe the Subpoena or Face the Consequences "The impeachment committee wants to ask Hunter Biden about his money-laundering and influence-peddling behind closed doors, so they can get a real deposition. They have factual questions they want answers to, be they accurate answers or be they perjurious. Hunter Biden doesn't want to do that. He wants to have a monkey-flinging spectacle. He says he'll only appear for a public questioning with the cameras rolling. James Comer rejects this "offer."" At the NY Sun, From ‘You Are a Biden’ to He’s ‘an Inmate’ — Hunter Throws Devon Archer Under the Bus. James Lynch at Da Caller says National Archives Identifies Key Documents Related To Joe Biden’s Apparent Email Aliases, which doesn't mean they'll let anyone see them. At Da Signal, Heritage Identifies Documents That Could Speed Up Investigation Into Biden’s Alias Email Accounts. Ryan King at NYPo, White House ditches Biden grandkid stockings after finally acknowledging Hunter love child. Ace notices Surprise! The Only American Hostage Released by Hamas Just Happens to be... the Niece of a Big Democrat Donor Who Bought Hunter Biden's "Art." From the Free Bacon, Republicans Demand White House Withdraw Nomination of Hunter Biden Crony. "Following Free Beacon report, senators oppose Hampton Dellinger's appointment to the Office of Special Counsel."

Ed Driscoll at Insty has a METAPHOR ALERT: National Christmas Tree does best Biden impression by falling over ahead of president’s lighting ceremony, may not be salvageable. Breitbart claims an Exclusive Poll – Voters’ Top 3 Descriptions of Joe Biden: Old, Weak, Tired

Paul Bedard from WaEx finds a Washington Post reporter who says ‘sources’ fret public’s lack of credit for Biden 'successes.' Fox, want you to WATCH as Biden shifts blame away from administration after admitting prices 'still too high' "Biden similarly blamed oil companies for the record-high gas prices under his administration in 2022." The Grand Canyon Times  hears As Biden touts economic platform, new poll finds Arizona voters seeing "Bidenomics" negatively. At Zero-Hedge, 64 US Bank Branches File To Shut Down In A Single Week; Are You Affected? Sundance at CTH hears Stunning Gaslighting – Joe Biden Says Food Inflation Nonexistent, Claim: “Thanksgiving Prices Fourth Lowest in History.” At Am Think Monica Showalter thinks Under Biden, America skids towards poverty -- government data show median wage has fallen to just $40,847.18 from about $60k. Sarah Hoyt say the economy feels Mushy. VodkaPundit at PJM VIP, The Left Wants to Force You Into Scarcity, so you'll be grateful when they 'give' you things. Which is may be why, as Steve Cortes at Am Great says the  Hispanics Reject Biden’s Agenda "Bad Hombres continue to move politically to the Right."  Christian Datoc at WaEx, Biden emails nearly 1 million student loan borrowers to take credit for debt forgiveness, a campaign add from the government. 

Scott McKay at Am Spec, On Foreign Policy, Dirty Joe Piles Up the Ls "You only find out after the fact, when the price of incompetence and betrayal can no longer be hidden." Da Signal sees Less Than Nothing to Show for Failed Biden-Xi Summit. 

The Messenger predicts Kamala Harris v. Gavin Newsom: The Coming Democratic Civil War. Don Surber thinks Democrats are splitting up, "Bad policies on inflation, immigration and Israel catch up with the party."

At RCP, Not Only Can Trump Win, Right Now He's the Favorite To Win. From Breitbart, BLM Leader Mark Fisher Endorses Trump — ‘Democratic Party Is Not for Us’ Not the finest endorsement. Never-anybody-but-Trump sundance informs us Moms For America Endorses President Donald Trump. At PJM Wayne Gudrum worries Trump's Legacy Is at Stake if he runs again, but Stephen Kruiser sees the Relentless Efforts to Derail the Trump Train Are Failing Bigly. At Da Sun, Melania Trump’s outfit sparks outrage at Rosalynn Carter’s funeral as viewers ask ‘why did she even bother coming’. Dark gray instead of black! At Althouse, "With political sexual fetishes, Republicans and Democrats are reduced to caricatured sexual imagery: the macho posturing of Republican politicians..." "I'm trying to read this Washington Post article: "Does a forced ‘vote’ for Trump sound kinky? There’s a dominatrix for that. Being ordered to cross the political aisle is fueling fantasies in the world of sexual fetishes."" Sundance, again, Mitt Romney Says He’d Vote for a Democrat Before Trump or Ramaswamy "This is an exceptional moment of mask dropping for those of us who tried desperately to get people to understand the nature of the UniParty and Mitt Romney in 2012."

From NYPo, Haley campaign hopes Koch backing, ‘grassroots army’ bests DeSantis Iowa push. Ace has Another Surprise! Liberal Oligarch Charles Koch Backs Liberal Neocon Retread Nikki Haley for President "I did not see this coming." Capt. Ed comments "I don’t think the Kochs move the needle on the Right much these days. AFP also endorsed Haley, which I think has more reach, but it’s not even close to dispositive. In fact, endorsements like these matter much less than local/regional endorsements such as those from governors like Kim Reynolds in Iowa and Greg Abbott in Texas, who endorsed DeSantis and Trump, respectively." Never-anybody-but-Trump sundance has After Pledging $70 Million, Charles Koch Selects Nikki Haley as the Vessel to Remove His Trump Problem and Ron DeSantis Paid Evangelical “Indulgency Fee” for Bob Vander Plaats’ Iowa Endorsement.

At PJM VodkaPundit wonders How Will They Game the Election This Time? Any way they are allowed to get away with. Da Caller, BETSY MCCAUGHEY: The Left Conspires To Keep Election Fraud Quiet. Wonder Why? MSNBC whines Conservative judges have come for what’s left of the Voting Rights Act, "If a recent appellate court decision stands, it will eviscerate the ability of minority voters to vindicate their right to vote." Breitbart reports Republicans to Unleash 150 Subpoenas if Democrats Target Friends of Conservative Supreme Court Justices. From Natalia Mittelstadt at JTN, Court papers say ex-Virginia election official on trial 'altered election results' in 2020 election "Former Prince William County general registrar Michele White was indicted by a grand jury on two felony counts alleging corrupt conduct as an election official and making a false statement, and one misdemeanor charge of willful neglect of duty by an election officer last year. She has filed for a "Bill of Particulars" which requires prosecutors to provide more detail about her alleged wrongdoing." Matt Margolis at PJM, Virginia Election Official ‘Altered Election Results’ in 2020. Sundance hosts Tucker Carlson and Steve Bannon Discuss What Happens Within a Democracy When Voting No Longer Works.

Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, Willis: No Plea Deal for Trump -- or Giuliani and Meadows. From ET, Gag Order Reveals Partisan Nature of Trial, Trump Attorneys Argue, "'Supreme Court has ignored with impunity clear, and troubling, evidence of partisan political bias,' the court filing reads." The Peacock whines Trump will be final defense witness at New York fraud trial, lawyer says. At PM, DC Judge Chutkan refuses to allow Trump attorneys to gain access to 'missing materials' they say were hidden by J6 Committee. Breitbart is amused that New York’s #MeToo Law Ensnaring Hollywood Celebrities Was Originally Created to Hurt Donald Trump. New York’s #MeToo law known as the Adult Survivors Act has ensnared a  number of Hollywood celebrities and prominent Democrats who are facing accusations of sexual misconduct, assault, and rape dating as far back as the 1980s. Why is that? Because the law, which Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) signed last year, lifts the statute of limitations on such complaints — with no time limit on when the alleged actions took place. . . . Under the Adult Survivors Act, plaintiffs have had a one-year time period that started November 24, 2022 in which to file their complaints. The past few weeks have seen a flurry of suits against prominent celebrities including Jaime Foxx, Sean “Diddy” Combs, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Bill Cosby, punk rocker Justin Sane, and musician Axl Rose."

ABC claims to know Pence told Jan. 6 special counsel harrowing details about 2020 aftermath, warnings to Trump: Sources. At Am Think, Albin Sadar says the With more information about January 6, why it happened is now obvious and Jack Cashill asks Did Democrat ‘Bird-Doggers’ Disrupt Congress on January 6? At Am Great Nice Deb reports on how a Trad Catholic Family was Dragged Out of Home at Gunpoint, Locked in Van After FBI ‘Goaded’ Teen to Post Offensive Memes, Dad Says. Ooooh, bad memes! From TNP, Govt Surveillance Program Gives Law Enforcement Access to TRILLIONS of Phone Records Without Suspicion of Criminality. 

Da Caller would like you to Meet The Senior CIA Official Caught Posting Pro-Palestinian Content On Social Media.

Paul Bedard at WaEx finds Top journalism school pushes taxpayer funding of reporters and media outlets. Ace, Now That Their Leftwing Allies are Facing Cancelation -- I Mean, "Accountability" -- Leftwing Propaganda Media Begins Decrying "the New McCarthyism," "Is it new, though? Well -- it's new that the left is now facing (checks notes) "Consequences Culture."" Also, You're Not Going to Believe This, But the Deadspin "Journalist" Who Attempted to Ruin a White Child's Life Has a History of Being Triggered by the Mere Existence of White People. "Who else would fucking hunt a child?" From Da Wire, an Australian Court Says Media Outlets Defamed Conservative Economist, Orders Them To Pay Massive Settlement. "The IRS targeted economist Peter Schiff for tax evasion, and found nothing." From Hollywood in Toto, Whitney Cummings: ‘The Left Wants to Silence People’ "Comedienne's latest special focusing heavily on trans-related material"

In the new special I try and figure out what in the sam hell is happening with everyone. https://t.co/Dxwexq30Ff - free and very uncensored ❤️ pic.twitter.com/z0fwS0ROHN

— Whitney Cummings (@WhitneyCummings) November 18, 2023

Eleanor Barton at Da Fed warns Disney’s New Christmas Movie Sexualizes Kids. Capt. Ed comments "Disney clearly hasn’t learned the lesson of its 2023 box office yet. The lessons need to keep coming."

At the Free Bacon, Meet the Professors Arrested for Blocking San Francisco's Bay Bridge in Anti-Israel Demonstration "San Francisco State University 'social justice educator' Rayan El-Amine has likened Israel's supporters to white supremacists." Mary Chastain at LI, Anti-Israel Protesters Plan to Interrupt Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony. "Of course these people want to interrupt the biggest tree lighting ceremony in the country." PJM's Stephen Kruiser, Hamas Lovers Want to Ruin Christmas Now. Hat Hair's KT is outraged at how Women's Groups are Silent As Rape Is Used As an Act of War. ADN America, notices the same Disney actress who vandalized Israeli defense contractor welcomed Cuban communist leader Diaz-Canel during U.N. visit, Calla Walsh.

Stacy McCain is puzzled that the media hasn't really tried to pin this on conservatives, Suspect in Shooting of Palestinian Students ‘Struggled With Depression’

(This phrase — “struggled with depression” — could be used to describe tens of millions of Americans who never opened fire on three strangers for no discernible reason.)

Eaton’s resume states that he went to the University of Idaho for a bachelor’s in general studies in 2001, where he focused on natural resource ecology and conservation biology but was seven credits short of graduating. He also got a graduate certification at the University of Idaho in environmental education, which is pending his undergraduate completion, as well as a pro-professional forestry degree at Paul Smith’s College, according to the document. . . .

(“Environmental education”? Hmmm.)

According to NBC, Eaton appears to have a YouTube account that has playlists with videos that include “Expose Fauci,” long COVID, economics, and how to use brain crystals for “psychic powers.” An Instagram account that appears to belong to him also shows him on a farm and cooking.
In an X account that appeared to belong to Eaton, he describes himself as a “radical citizen…patrolling demockracy and crapitalism for oathcreepers.” A 2022 archived version of that same account, which contains the same photo, has a more subdued bio that describes him as a Vermont dad and part-time farmer. The archived X account also provides a link to a Substack, with the “wandering ramblings of a reformed broker on the ADHD/ASD spectrum.” . . .

(The hints of kookiness begin to proliferate.) . . . Have I mentioned lately that Crazy People Are Dangerous?

Cathy Slagado at PJM,  Professor Calls for Reform of ‘Failing’ Woke Education System. 

More Random Celebrity News

For some values of the words "random", "celebrity" and "news". 

YaHoo! ‘Sabrina’ Star Julia Ormond Sues Harvey Weinstein for Sexual Assault

In the Wednesday lawsuit filed in Manhattan, Sabrina star Julia Ormond states that Weinstein sexually assaulted her after a business dinner. She alleges that Weinstein lured her into a room under the guise of giving her a massage before he allegedly forced her to give him oral sex and masturbated on her. The lawsuit, which was first reported by Variety, also names Disney and CAA for allegedly telling her to stay quiet after the assault.

“After living for decades with the painful memories of my experiences at the hands of Harvey Weinstein, I am humbled and grateful to all those who have risked speaking out,” Ormond said. “Their courage and the Adult Survivors Act has provided me a window of opportunity and way to shed light on how powerful people and institutions like my talent agents at CAA, Miramax and Disney enabled and provided cover for Weinstein to assault me and countless others. I seek a level of personal closure by holding them accountable to acknowledge their part and the depth of its harms and hope that all of our increased understanding will lead to further protections for all of us at work.”

This seems like a late hit. Did she just have a recovered memory? 

From SportsLens. Who Is Lindsey Hill? Trevor Bauer Accuser Net Worth, $300k Settlement, & More

At the crux of the matter are the sexual assault allegations by Lindsey Hill, leading to a contentious legal duel. Talk of consent and its boundaries played a pivotal role in the ensuing discourse.

Bauer’s career momentarily faltered under the weight of the accusations, with the scrutiny from both professional spheres and the public taking its toll as the legal proceedings unfolded. The accusations ignited a ripple of reactions from both the media and the public, sparking discussions ranging from the legal intricacies to the societal implications of the case. 

The revelation of text messages exchanged between Bauer and Hill brought a fresh dimension to the case. The text messages revealed during the case are alleged to show Lindsey Hill’s financial motivations. Some examples of these text messages include:

• In one message, Hill reportedly texted an unknown person mentioning Bauer’s net worth, stating his “Net worth is 51 mil.”
• In a text to a friend, Hill allegedly wrote, “need daddy to choke me out” and “Being an absolute WHORE to try to get in on his $51 million.”
• Another message from Hill to a friend before meeting Bauer supposedly read, “Next victim. Star pitcher for the Dodgers.”
• Also, a message allegedly from Hill stated, “Im going to his house Wednesday. I already have my hooks in. You know how I roll.”

These text messages were reportedly brought forward to highlight Hill’s intentions and to shed light on the claims of sexual assault made against Trevor Bauer.

$300 k seems like a kind of expensive lesson. Stacy McCain comments  ‘Chiseling Sociopathic Whore’

SiLive, Mattel releases Stevie Nicks Barbie doll, but it’s already sold out

She’s wearing a long black dress with flowing chiffon statement sleeves, tall black boots and a gold moon necklace. Textured bangs, a smoky eye and a tambourine with cascading ribbons complete the look. Mattel evoked all of the 1970s nostalgia when it offered up its latest creation – the Stevie Nicks Barbie doll, which duplicates the singer’s look from Fleetwood Mac’s legendary Rumours album cover. But they forgot one thing: That millions of fans would want one.

Nicks’ Barbie went on sale Monday for $55 and was sold out by Tuesday morning. Now the doll is on eBay for $200+. 

I guess Gabi isn't getting one.

“When Mattel came to me asking if I would like to have a Barbie made in the ‘Rumours’ cover style I was very overwhelmed. Of course, I questioned ‘would she look like me? Would she have my spirit? Would she have my heart…’” Nicks wrote on X, the platform previously known as Twitter.

“When I look at her, I see my 27 year old self — All the memories of walking out on a big stage in that black outfit and those gorgeous boots come rushing back — and then I see myself now in her face,” she continued. “What we have been through since 1975 — the battles we have fought, the lessons we have learned — together. I am her and she is me. She absolutely has my heart.”

Fox,  Stevie Nicks reveals why Fleetwood Mac will never perform again  "When Christine died, I felt like you can’t replace her," Never, say never. Money and fame are powerful motivators. 

Also at Fox, Hitchcock muse Kim Novak recalls forbidden Sammy Davis Jr romance: ‘I never thought of race’  It was a whole different era.

Kim Novak had a forbidden romance that nearly destroyed her career – and it was worth it.

The actress, who left Hollywood in 1966, is making a rare appearance to connect with fans on the TCM Classic Cruise sailing Nov. 6-11. As the Alfred Hitchcock muse prepares for her journey, she’s reflecting on her "misunderstood" relationship with Sammy Davis Jr.

"I loved him," the 90-year-old told Fox News Digital. "He was a person that had a youthful innocence about him. Now, I know no one ever saw him that way, but I did. He had a boyish quality, and I loved that about him."

And what celebrity post would be complete without Taylor Swift? From OutKick,  Did Taylor Swift Go To The Jets Football Game To Cover Up Her Own Absurd Private Jet Use? Don't care, do you?

There’s a theory going around that Taylor Swift had an ulterior motive, besides her possible romance with Travis Kelce, for attending last Sunday’s Chiefs vs Jets game at MetLife Stadium. Now what could the world’s most popular celebrity be so concerned about that she would purposely make a big deal about attending a football game? Well, it’s not just any football game… it was a Jets game.

The theory is that Swift wanted to deliberately try and cover up her carbon footprint and her use of private jets. Taylor is one of the biggest CO2 polluter out of any celebrity – with her private jet use emissions at 1000x the average person.

In recent weeks and months there have been multiple Reddit threads and social media accounts detailing Swift’s obnoxiously absurd level of private jet use – something that even diehard Swifties had begun criticizing her about.

However, with Swift going to the Jets game, now anytime someone searches for words like “Taylor Swift Jets” or “Taylor Swift Jet” it doesn’t show any disparaging articles or columns about her private jet use. Instead the Google results, articles, images and videos all show Swift at the Jets game, effectively burying and indexing the private jet narrative and all the drama that would come with it! Forget SEO, this is now SwiftEO.

And whether true ore not, it is actually kind of hilariously brilliant.

The Wombat has Rule 5 Monday: Rule 5 Blues ready for digital pleasure at The Other McCain.

RIP: Tina Turner

The great old ones are passing, Parade Tina Turner's Cause of Death Revealed One Day After Passing

Just one day after news that the icon had passed away, Tina Turner's official cause of death has been revealed.

The musical legend—born Anna Mae Bullock—died on May 24 of natural causes, her rep told the Daily Mail on Thursday, May 25. She was 83.

As Parade previously reported, the Queen of Rock ’n Roll—known for her powerhouse vocals, flashy style, and riveting performances—passed away on May 24, in her $76 million home in Küsnacht, near Zurich, Switzerland. She had reportedly been battling a "long illness," though the details and nature of the condition were not disclosed.

Turner previously opened up about dealing with intestinal cancer, and also had a history of high blood pressure and kidney disease, however none of these were included as official factors in her cause of death. She also suffered a stroke in 2013.

Two months before she died, the “Proud Mary” singer admitted that she was in “great danger,” while alluding to the fact that she was unaware of how serious her health issues were.

With former husband and abuser
Ike Turner

 

“My kidneys are victims of my not realising [sic] that my high blood pressure should have been treated with conventional medicine,” she shared on Instagram on March 9. “I have put myself in great danger by refusing to face the reality that I need daily, lifelong therapy with medication. For far too long I believed that my body was an untouchable and indestructible bastion.”  

The "What's Love Got to Do With It" artist revealed her years-long experience dealing with a myriad of physical and mental ailments in 2021 feature-length documentary Tina, where she also discussed PTSD and a 2017 kidney transplant.

So, all that, and they never really said.

83 isn't too bad, but I hope for better. 

Wombat came through with Late Night With Rule 5 Sunday: Double-Scoop Swimsuit Edition! 

Emrat Quits Hollywood

Or did Hollywood quit her? OutKick, Emily Ratajkowski Reveals Why She Quit Acting 

Emily Ratajkowski believes some people can’t look past her physical features.

Ratajkowski is one of the most popular models on the planet, and currently boasts a staggering 29.9 million Instagram followers.

Did she get there by covering up? Quite the opposite. Yet, she apparently doesn’t want anyone focused on what she looks like and claims that mentality is what drove her to quit acting.

Rajakowsi told the Los Angeles Times, “But I didn’t feel like, ‘Oh, I’m an artist performing and this is my outlet.’ I felt like a piece of meat who people were judging, saying, ‘Does she have anything else other than her [breasts]?'”

Well . . .? 

She then took things a step further and claimed she fired her team in 2020 because they were all anti-woman.

“I didn’t trust them. I was like, ‘I can handle receiving phone calls. I’m gonna make these decisions. None of you have my best interest at heart. And you all hate women,'” the “Gone Girl” actress further explained.

Prior to quitting acting, Ratajowski had major roles in “Gone Girl,” “Entourage,” “We are your Friends” and “I Feel Pretty.” She hasn’t been in a movie since 2019.

The popular model was never able to score a significant lead role. Apparently, that was because guys couldn’t stop salivating over her. It definitely wasn’t because she wasn’t a great actress.

Surely, somewhere in Hollywood there must be a suitable role for a woman with a slim waist, huge honkers, a mousy face and weak acting skills. At least there would be if Harvey Weinstein was still ruling the roost. 

The Wombat has Rule 5 Sunday: Paige Spiranac up on time and under budget at The Other McCain.

Great Moments in #MeToo

Rosey Fletcher

While it's receded from the new with President Trump leaving office, it's still alive. Fox, 3 former U.S. snowboarders sue coach, federation and Olympic committee for sex trafficking: reports

Three former members of the U.S. Ski & Snowboard team are suing their former coach, a national federation and its CEO and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee for sex trafficking, harassment and enabling and covering up multiple acts of sexual assault and misconduct, according to multiple reports.

Olympians Rosey Fletcher and Callan Chythlook-Sifsof, along with Erin O'Malley, alleged in their lawsuit that Peter Foley, Gale "Tiger" Shaw and the USOPC "conspired and acted in concert with one another to commit unlawful acts."

Callan Chythlook-Sifsof

The three women say Foley used his position of trust to "coerce sexual acts through force, manipulation, emotional abuse, intimidation and retaliation."

Fletcher, a 2006 Bronze medalist, claims Foley sexually assaulted her when she was 19 and again at a post-race event at the Olympics. O'Malley said Foley also sexually assaulted her at sanctioned competitions and in an elevator in front of Fletcher, while mentally and verbally abusing her at age 15.

Erin O'Malley

"Foley began groping Erin and forcibly trying to kiss her — all without her consent," the lawsuit said. "For nearly 20 years, coaches and executives at both organizations enabled Foley's behavior, refused to act and helped cover up Foley's behavior, allowing him to continue his pattern of abuse."

Chythlook-Sifsof says she was raped by a male coach "nearly three times her age from an opposing team" during the 2005 world junior championships in 2005 when she was 16.

A former federation employee, Lindsey Nikola, said in a separate lawsuit Thursday that Foley "sexually harassed and sexually assaulted" her and forced her to take nude photos in hotel rooms at two World Cup ski races.

I'm starting to think athletics has a problem.

But at the Mix, Pamela Anderson Defies Hollywood By Doubling Down On Anti-#MeToo Comments

Pamela Anderson is refusing to back down from comments that she made years ago that were against the #MeToo movement.

When asked about her past comments on the #MeToo movement in a new interview, Anderson refused to back down and instead defied Hollywood once again by saying that she could take her remarks “a step further.”

In a November of 2017 interview, Megyn Kelly asked Anderson about the #MeToo movement that was turning Hollywood upside down at the time, but the former “Baywatch” star wasn’t having any of it.

“You know what you’re getting into if you go to a hotel room alone,” she said.

Ronan Farrow, the journalist who started the #MeToo movement with his takedown of the Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, asked Anderson about her past comments on Wednesday, wanting to know if she feels that this was “a healthy thought to introduce into the dialogue at that point.”

“I could even take it a step further,” Anderson, 55, fired back as Farrow interviewed her for an Interview Magazine profile.

“My mother would tell me — and I think this is the kind of feminism I grew up with — it takes two to tango,” Anderson explained, going on to say that her mother taught her that, “‘If someone answers the door in a hotel robe and you’re going for an interview, don’t go in. But if you do go in, get the job.’”

She knew the rules of the game she was in.

The Wombat has Rule 5 Sunday: Christina Ricci up on time an under budget at The Other McCain.

#HerToo, Except When Her Career is at Stake

Page 6, Why Emily Ratajkowski stayed silent about Robin Thicke’s alleged groping

“I was an unknown model, and if I had spoken out or complained, I would not be where I am today; I would not be famous,” Ratajkowski, 30, told the mag at the CoinGeek Conference cocktail party Monday.

The Sports Illustrated stunner said she decided to detail the alleged incident in her book because she has evolved over the years and hopes her fans will understand.

I understand. Your feelings about being groped are contingent about how much it benefits you later. That's natural. 

Published in the Sunday Times, the excerpt from Ratajkowski’s memoir claims that Thicke groped her bare breast while shooting the 2013 music video that would launch her to fame.

“Suddenly, out of nowhere, I felt the coolness and foreignness of a stranger’s hands cupping my bare breasts from behind. I instinctively moved away, looking back at Robin Thicke,” she writes in the book, set to be released next month.

You can find the "unrated" version of the video here. But it seems to move around a bit.

“He smiled a goofy grin and stumbled backward, his eyes concealed behind his sunglasses. My head turned to the darkness beyond the set. [The director, Diane Martel’s] voice cracked as she yelled out to me, ‘Are you okay?’” the book states.

Martel confirmed the incident, according to the Times’ report, and said she didn’t believe Thicke would have done it “had he been sober.”

Drunk guy gropes girl who has been (quite literally) parading around topless in front of him. He shouldn't have done it, but it's not exactly the crime of the century.

I wonder if she would have even bothered writing about this if Donald Trump had been elected President.  #MeToo was a poorly directed fleet of torpedoes aimed at President Trump, and the miraculous thing is how many circled back and hit ships from the same side.

The Wombat has Rule 5 Sunday: Carol Cleveland ready for business at The Other McCain.

Election 2021: California Votes to Recall Newsome

Yeah, I cheated a little in the title. Today is the recall election in California, my home state. I fully expect Newsome to crawl over the line with enough votes to survive, and frankly, for the most part, voters in California deserve to keep what they voted for in the first place. That said, from a state with a crazy streak as hot and wide as the Central Valley, California's recall laws are unusually bizarre. The governor can be put up for recall by a fairly small petition campaign, and then recalled by a losing a majority of votes in a hastily called election; OK, I suppose that's fair, but what's even weirder is the his replacement is chosen by the winner of the most votes in a potentially huge field (I mean, everybody in California thinks they can do a better job, and many probably could). Hence, the very real chance that well known figure from the opposition party, say Ahnold Schwarzenegger, or Larry Elder, could capture the seat. Oh what fun!

Anyway, we're already seeing allegations of potential fraud, with San Fernando Valley residents cast provisional ballots due to equipment issue

H/T Ace The Morning Report - 9/14/21

At El Camino Real Charter High School in Woodland Hills, some voters say they were told the computers showed them as already having voted, even though they had not.

West Hills resident Estelle Bender, 88, said she was far from the only person who was being told incorrectly that they had already voted.

In addition to friends of hers who experienced the issue and two other women outside the polling place, Bender said that inside, “the man next to me was arguing the same thing.”

But I thought the machines were perfect! More at Red State, CA RECALL: So It Begins: Woodland Hills Voters Report Trouble Casting Ballots, Mary Chastain at LI, Some Republican Voters in California Recall Say Computers Show They Already Voted When They Haven’t, Breitbart, WATCH – California Recall: Polling Center Tells Some Republicans They ‘Already Voted’. AP, of course, pre-debunks without knowing the facts, GOP pushes unfounded fraud claims before California recall and NBC, As Newsom leads California recall polls, Larry Elder pushes baseless fraud claims. AllahPundit at Hot Hair whines about Trump saying Does anyone believe this California recall election isn't rigged? Remember, a guy was busted for drugs just happened to have 300 blank mail-in ballots in the back of his cars. Does anyone seriously believe he was the only one? Jack Cashill at Am Spec wonders about the coincidence of the Biden admin giving the post office a pass on vaccine mandates while the ballots are being collected for the recall, Can the Post Office Be Trusted With Mail-In Ballots? "Favors just in time for mail-in Tuesday." Of course they can't be trusted. In a recent podcasts Scott Adams calls for fully auditable voting: Episode 1498 Scott Adams: Put Earmuffs on the Children When I Talk About Our Broken Election System

What a pair!

When he woke up from his afternoon nap, Ace noticed that Rose McGowan Endorses Larry Elder, Gives Joint Press Conference Detailing Gavin Newsom's Scheme to "Bribe" Her Into Going Easy on Harvey Weinstein "Likely Related: McGowan Has Previously Said a Weinstein Crony Offered Her One Million Dollars in Exchange"

PM, WATCH: LA Times columnist calls Larry Elder a 'white supremacist' on CNN. One trick ponies. Jeff Lord at Am Spec, Larry Elder Fights the Politics of Racial Supremacy "He has left the liberal plantation." Fletch Daniels at Am Think thinks California Recall Election Today: Larry Elder Proves Democrats Are Still Racist

A former Clinton advisor, Doug Schoen warns Without drastic changes, Democrats are on track to lose big in 2022 and Matt Margolis at PJ Media, Democrat Strategist Has an Ominous Warning for His Party in 2022. 

Brian Joondeph at Am Think is thinking 'Nothing Can Stop What is Coming.' What If Nothing is Coming?

A popular catch-phrase among pro-Trump patriots is: “Nothing can stop what is coming.”

This is based on the theory that there are things quietly going on behind the scenes, that President Trump still has a hand in what is happening today.

Perhaps he is laying a giant trap for Democrats and the deep state establishment. Or perhaps the military is in control under the theory of devolution.

Or perhaps, this is all delusional wishful thinking.

At Da Fed,  Biden FEC Claims Fraudulent Pro-Democrat Electioneering By Corrupt Big Tech Companies Is Totally Legal. Of course they do. The best elections Mark Zuckerberg could buy! At Da Caller, New York Governor Asks Facebook To Censor Pro-Life ‘Misinformation’ About Abortion. Thereby making Facebook an official arm of New York State and the Democrat party.

On the Jan.6 mess, GWB's Shanksville comments are still resonating. J. Christian Adams at PJ Media says President George W. Bush Blew It in Shanksville, Lou Aguilar at Am Spec calls it The Bush League. He's still smarting over baby brothers loss to Trump in the primaries. At Da Caller, ‘He Shouldn’t Be Lecturing Anybody!’: Trump Goes After George Bush Over Domestic Extremism Comments

Da Wire reports Fifteen More Arrested For January 6 Capitol Riot As Internet Sleuths Tell On Acquaintances. Now work on Antifa. From the Federalist Editors, A Comparison Of The 2017 Inauguration Riot, 2020 George Floyd Riots, And 2021 Capitol Riot

In which @mikeallen asserts, contrary all evidence, that the summer of 2020, with its large-scale coordinated attacks on the White House, federal courthouses, churches, police precincts, and small businesses, simply didn't happen. https://t.co/1eozxPA366

— Mollie (@MZHemingway) September 10, 2021

Kevin Downey at PJ Media, D.C. Prepares for 'Justice for J6' Rally in Support of January 6 Detainees, Many Still in Solitary. Twitchy, ‘Peasantry getting uppity again’? Capitol fence going back up and people have (hilarious) thoughts

If Robert E. Lee was in Afghanistan we would have won or something….!!

— SECRET SQUIRREL (@SecritSqrl) September 13, 2021

In the real insurrection, Megan Fox at PJ Media notes Nothing Is Off-Limits to Baby Killers: Pro-Abortion Protesters Plan to Terrorize the Kavanaugh Family at Home. PM, Former Washington state Democrat organizer federally convicted over terrorist attack on railroad

A 2nd person has been convicted on federal terrorism charges stemming from an attempt to derail trains. Ellen Reiche was a field organizer for @washdems. A claim of responsibility for the attempted terrorist attack was posted on antifa site @IGD_News. https://t.co/IV4M7QkOIe

— Andy Ngô 🏳️‍🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) September 13, 2021

The College Fix, Student government official caught red-handed yanking flags from 9/11 memorial, notable mostly for the comparison between his treatment, and the treatment of the leader of the"Proud Boys" Proud Boys leader who burned BLM flag gets 5 months in jail (AP).

And he looks like such an upstanding citizen!

This may make the prosecution a little more difficult, JTN, FBI fires lead agent in Gov. Whitmer Kidnapping case. "FBI fires agent who lead the investigation into the attempted kidnapping of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer" and Detroit News", FBI fires Whitmer kidnap case agent amid wife beating allegations. 

The FBI has fired one of the lead agents credited with thwarting a plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer after he was charged with beating his wife following a swingers party, The Detroit News has learned.

The firing of Special Agent Richard Trask earlier this week comes amid questions about agent misconduct and whether as many as 12 informants were driving the alleged conspiracy.

Trask was fired, according to a source familiar with his case, while awaiting trial on a charge of assault with intent to do great bodily harm and allegations he smashed his wife's head against a nightstand and choked her after a dispute stemming from their attendance at a swingers' party in July. Trask also was moonlighting as a personal trainer and it was unclear if his superiors at the FBI were aware or had approved the job.

If I were on the defense I would demand he be put on the stand. There appears to be a reasonable case to be made that the FBI crossed the line by suggesting, planning, and providing the means for the plot, all in time to reveal it before Whitmer's reelection. 

Insty, WOULD IT NOT BE EASIER FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO DISSOLVE THE PEOPLE AND ELECT ANOTHER? Poll: Democrats see Trump supporters, unvaccinated as more dangerous than Taliban, China.

Not surprisingly, the party whose organizing method is “the moral equivalent of war” views American politics as the continuation of warfare by other means, to flip von Clausewitz’s axiom on its head. And as the past month has illustrated, they’re far more focused on fighting against American people and industries, rather than Middle Eastern terrorists.

But why is the Democratic Party such a cesspit of racism? “They’re Experimenting On Us” — Why Black New Yorkers Don’t Trust The Vaccine.

Cuomo Out!

The things you miss when you take a walk on the beach: Another torpedo circles back and attacks the fleet that loosed it. From Stacy McCain: CUOMO ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION

Wow! This just happened on live TV without any forewarning. First, the lawyer for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo did a long defense presentation criticizing the investigation of him, and then the governor came on with a statement that began with him sounding like he was preparing to dig in and hold onto office. So I turned the sound down and went back to work, but then my brother Kirby walked in and looked at my office TV and said, “Cuomo resigns.” What the hell?

UPDATE: Brittany Bernstein reports at National Review:

Governor Andrew Cuomo announced his resignation Tuesday, saying he would like to spare New Yorkers the distraction of a protracted impeachment inquiry.
“I work for you and doing the right thing is doing the right thing for you because as we say, it’s not about me, it’s about we,” Cuomo said in a televised address, adding that his resignation would be effective in two weeks.
He said that fighting back against the “politically motivated” attack on him would throw New York into months of turmoil and “I cannot be the cause of that.”
“The best way I can help now is if I step aside and let government get back to government,” the 63-year-old three-term governor said.
Lt. Governor Kathy Hochul will become the state’s first female governor.
“I agree with Governor Cuomo’s decision to step down. It is the right thing to do and in the best interest of New Yorkers,” tweeted 62-year-old Hochul, who previously served as a member of Congress.
Ahead of his resignation on Tuesday, Cuomo said he takes “fully responsibility” for his actions, though he continued to defend himself, saying he had “never crossed the line with anyone.”
“I have slipped and called people ‘honey, ’sweetheart’ and ‘darling.’ I mean it to be endearing but women found it dated and offensive,” he said. “I take full responsibility for my actions. I have been too familiar with people. My sense of humor can be insensitive and off-putting.”
“In my mind, I’ve never crossed the line with anyone but I didn’t realize the extent to which the line has been redrawn,” Cuomo added. “There are generational and cultural shifts that I just didn’t fully appreciate and I should have — no excuses.”

(Hat-tip: Ed Driscoll at Instapundit.) Most guys our age — I’m a couple of years younger than Cuomo — could actually sympathize if (and it’s a big “if,” so big as to be a farfetched speculation) all Cuomo did was make jokes or behave in ways that could be politely deemed “flirtatious.”

Once upon a time, perhaps as recently as 20 or 25 years ago, men and women were allowed to joke around in the workplace in ways that now seem to be automatically construed as “harassment” — at least when men do it. I suppose women are still allowed to joke around, but apparently an “insensitive” joke is now grounds for immediate termination, if a guy does it. It’s been a dozen years since I had a regular office job, so my understanding of workplace protocol may be obsolete, but judging from news coverage of “harassment” in the #MeToo era, any young man would be best advised never to speak to any woman in the office, if he could possibly avoid it, and certainly no man should ever make a joke at work, if a woman is within earshot. Be a serious as a 17th-century Puritan in Salem — that’s the only way for a man to survive the contemporary workplace climate. Keep your mouth shut and never make eye contact with a woman at the office. Strive to be invisible.

I certainly expected this morality play to take longer to conclude, but I was fine with the outcome however it came it. It's New York's problem. They vote poorly. 

But He Seemed Like Such a Nice Young Man

Althouse: "Evan Rachel Wood Accuses Marilyn Manson of Abuse ... Hours later Mr. Manson’s label dropped him."

The NYT reports.

“The name of my abuser is Brian Warner, also known to the world as Marilyn Manson,” Ms. Wood wrote in an Instagram post. “He started grooming me when I was a teenager and horrifically abused me for years. I was brainwashed and manipulated into submission. I am done living in fear of retaliation, slander, or blackmail. I am here to expose this dangerous man and call out the many industries that have enabled him, before he ruins any more lives. I stand with the many victims who will no longer be silent.”

Wood was 19 — a teenager — when the relationship began. Manson was twice her age. His Instagrammed response is:

“Obviously, my art and my life have long been magnets for controversy, but these recent claims about me are horrible distortions of reality. My intimate relationships have always been entirely consensual with like-minded partners. Regardless of how — and why — others are now choosing to misrepresent the past, that is the truth.”

From the NYT:

As often is the case most of the fun is in the comments. 

Ms. Wood, who supported a California law that extended the statute of limitations on domestic abuse, testified before the State Senate in 2019 that a man whom she did not identify by name had groomed her when she was 18. “He cut me off from my close friends and family one by one, by exhibiting rage in some form or another when I was in contact with them,” she said in her testimony. “He had bouts of extreme jealousy, which would often result in him wrecking our home, cornering me in a room and threatening me.”

She said that she felt terrified for her life, and that he broke her down through starvation and sleep deprivation, and by threatening to kill her. In one instance, he forced her to kneel in their bedroom, tied up her hands and feet, beat her and shocked sensitive parts of her body....

Mr. Manson told Spin magazine in 2009 that he had called Ms. Wood 158 times one day after a breakup. “I have fantasies every day about smashing her skull in with a sledgehammer,” he said. 

Marylin Manson was a monster? Who could have guessed. I suppose girls like bad boys, until they don't. 

Some NSFW just to spice things up.

The Wombat has Rule 5 Sunday: Hedley Lamarr Presents The Teutonic Titwillow, Lili von Shtupp! ready and willing.

And #HimToo!

 At Hot Air, Lindsey Boylan, Andrew Cuomo Sexually Harassed Me For Years

Yes, @NYGovCuomo sexually harassed me for years. Many saw it, and watched.

I could never anticipate what to expect: would I be grilled on my work (which was very good) or harassed about my looks. Or would it be both in the same conversation? This was the way for years.

Not knowing what to expect what’s the most upsetting part aside from knowing that no one would do a damn thing even when they saw it.

 But did he kill her grandma?

No one.

And I *know* I am not the only woman.

I’m angry to be put in this situation at all. That because I am a woman, I can work hard my whole life to better myself and help others and yet still fall victim as countless women over generations have. Mostly silently.

I hate that some men, like @NYGovCuomo abuse their power.

She entered the primaries against Jerrold Nadler (D-Peking) this year and lost. She would have immeasurably improved the appearance of The House of Representitives, if not, maybe, the politics. 

Maybe she knows the truth of the "nipple piercing" rumor. 

The Wombat has Rule 5 Sunday: Santa Ereshkigal published on time and under budget at The Other McCain